Aides to Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia say she is leaving for London for medical treatment, leaving behind a nation grappling with uncertainty over its political future after her archrival,

Bangladesh's first female Prime Minister Khaleda Zia left for London to seek medical treatment, one of her advisers said on Tuesday. The three-time former premier and head of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has ailments including liver cirrhosis,

The 79-year-old three-time former prime minister Khaleda Zia has been suffering from various ailments for long. Earlier seven and half years back on Jul 15, 2017, Khaleda Zia visited London for follow-up treatment of her eyes and feet.

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.

Ailing former Bangladeshi premier Khaleda Zia has flown to London for long-sought medical treatment, a party spokesman said, months after a student-led revolution ousted a government that had prevented her from travelling abroad.