She was admitted under cardiologist Shahabuddin Talukdar.
Zahid said most of her tests have been done and only a few are remaining. Those will be completed soon. Then all the reports will be reviewed and the treatment plan will be decided, he said.
Zahid said as she was taken to hospital after a long time, doctors want to do all the necessary and regular medical tests.
The BNP chief has been suffering from arthritis, diabetics and ophthalmological problems.
Khaleda tested Covid-19 positive on April 11 and in the follow-up test on April 24, she tested positive again.
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the government on March 25 last year freed Khaleda from jail for six months through an executive order suspending her jail sentences in two graft cases.
Medical Tests: Khaleda to stay in hospital for 2 more days
File photo of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who recently tested positive for Covid-19, needs to stay at the hospital for two more days as all her medical tests are yet to be completed.
AZM Zahid Hossain, Khaleda s physician, yesterday told The Daily Star that her routine medical check-up was due for more than a year now and it would take some time to be completed.
The BNP chairperson was admitted to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Tuesday night. Cardiologist Shahabuddin Talukdar was taking care of her health.
Khaleda’s condition stable Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who recently tested positive for Covid-19, is physically stable and her lungs are in good condition, said her doctor.
The former prime minister was hospitalised for her routine medical check-up which was due for more than a year and a half. As madam [Khaleda] was taken to hospital for CT scan, doctors suggested a comprehensive medical check-up as it was due for more than one and half years, her personal physician AZM Zahid Hossain told The Daily Star.
Khaleda was admitted to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Tuesday night. She was admitted under cardiologist Shahabuddin Talukdar.
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Published: 28 Apr 2021 01:00 AM BdST
Updated: 28 Apr 2021 02:19 AM BdST
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The BNP chairperson underwent some tests at Evercare Hospital before her hospitalisation on Tuesday night, according to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
“Her condition is stable. More tests on her are required, he said, adding that the former prime minister has sought the people s blessings .
One of Khaleda s physicians said she will return home after the doctors review the test reports.
The 76-year old politician, who has diabetes and arthritis, was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Apr 11. As many as eight staffers, including her personal carer Fatema Begum, at her home in Dhaka’s Gulshan have also tested positive for the disease.
Khaleda in hospital with Covid
She is there for some tests, docs say
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BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who recently tested positive for Covid-19, was admitted to Evercare Hospital in the city last night.
The former prime minister was admitted under cardiologist Dr Shahabuddin Talukdar for medical checkup, her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain told The Daily Star.
Earlier in the day, Zahid had said Khaleda, who tested Covid-19 positive on April 11 and 24, would be taken to a hospital at night to undergo CT scan and some other medical tests.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told journalists that Khaleda s health was stable and that she was admitted to the hospital for some tests.