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Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia Leaves For London Treatment

In this Dec. 28, 2017, file photo, Bangladesh's former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia, center, leaves after a court appearance in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is set to depart for London on Tuesday night for medical treatment, as confirmed by her aides. This development comes at a time when the nation is facing uncertainty regarding its political future following the ousting of her rival, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in a student-led uprising in August.

An interim government, led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, has been governing the country since then and is planning to conduct elections either in December 2025 or in the first half of the upcoming year.

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