Bangladesh's ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia flew to London on a special royal air ambulance sent by the Emir of Qatar on Tuesday for medical treatment.

Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia left the nation's capital for London on Tuesday for medical treatment, said one of her advisers. Zahiruddin Swapan, an adviser to Zia, told The Associated Press by phone that the three-time former premier and head of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party left Hazrat

It is her first trip abroad since being released from house arrest last year after facing several corruption charges

London/Dhaka: Khaleda Zia, Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and former prime minister had an emotional reunion with her eldest son, Tarique Rahman, at the Heathrow Airport Wednesday after more than seven years of separation.

Zia was freed from jail a day after former PM Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled Bangladesh following a massive student-led protest that toppled her Awami League's (AL) 16-year regime in August.

Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who has been unwell for some time, flew to London for medical treatment on a special royal air ambulance sent by the Emir of Qatar

Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia departs Bangladesh for medical treatment in London amid political uncertainty and health issues.

Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will travel to London for medical treatment, according to aides, leaving behind a nation grappling with uncertainty over its political future after her archrival,

Khaleda Zia left behind a South Asian nation grappling with uncertainty over its political future after her arch-rival Sheikh Hasina was ousted in a student-led mass uprising in August. Zia and Hasina are the most influential political leaders in Bangladesh.