Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia could not go to Britain for treatment again, what is the reason?

News Topical, Digital Desk : Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is currently ailing and was scheduled to travel to London for treatment. However, officials said the German air ambulance hired for her trip has requested the cancellation of its approved landing slot in Dhaka for Tuesday, scuttling her London plans.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) on Sunday approved a flight arranged by the Qatar government to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday following its request. However, news portal bdnews24.com quoted a senior airport official as saying that the operator, Germany's FAI Aviation Group, requested on Monday that the slot be withdrawn.

'No application received'

"No revised application has been received yet," the official said. CAAB sources confirmed that the FAI Aviation Group has formally approached the authorities through a coordinating agency, requesting the cancellation of its previous slot request, reports tbsnews.net.

According to the initial request submitted by the operator on Sunday, the aviation authority had earlier approved the aircraft to land at 8:00 am on Tuesday and take off at around 9:00 pm the same day.

Aircraft was arranged on rent

The Qatar government arranged to lease an aircraft from FAI Aviation Group to provide a replacement air ambulance for long-distance medical evacuations. The replacement air ambulance, a Bombardier Challenger (CL-60 series) jet, is equipped with full critical-care equipment, including ventilators, monitors, infusion pumps, and oxygen systems, and is staffed by doctors, nurses, and paramedics trained in in-flight intensive care.

The 80-year-old Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson is scheduled to travel to London for better medical treatment, and this is the third time her departure has been delayed. Zia has been undergoing treatment for multiple ailments at Dhaka's Evercare Hospital since November 23.

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