78-year-old Khaleda Zia is suffering from arthritis, diabetes as well as kidney, liver and heart diseases.
Khaleda Zia was jailed on 8 February 2018 after being convicted in two cases. The former Prime Minister was in jail for more than two years.
Khaleda Zia, who was convicted in the Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust corruption cases, was released on 25 March 2020 by the government through an executive order, suspending her sentence on conditions. Since then, his release period has been extended every six months.