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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Julhas Alam

Bangladesh's ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to undergo medical treatment in London

Bangladesh Politics - (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was traveling to London on Tuesday for medical treatment, her aides said, leaving behind a nation grappling with uncertainty over its political future after her archrival, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was ousted in a student-led mass uprising in August.

An interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus is running the country and plans to hold elections in December this year or in the first half of 2026.

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