Khaleda heading towards Heathrow Airport for homecoming

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia started her journey to Heathrow Airport to fly to Dhaka today (Monday) aboard a special air ambulance provided by the Emir of Qatar, as all necessary preparations for her return home have already been completed.

“The BNP chief left the home of her elder son and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman around 12:50pm (GMT),” said her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain.

He said Tarique is personally driving his mother to Heathrow Airport and will see her off there.

Prof Zahid, who will also accompany her on the flight, said the BNP chief will depart from London’s Heathrow Airport at 4:10pm (London time and 10:10pm BD time) in the air ambulance provided by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

He said the flight is scheduled to reach Hamad International Airport, Doha, at 2:30am, local time.

Khaleda Zia’s two daughters-in-law—her eldest son Tarique Rahman’s wife Dr Zubaida Rahman, and her late son Arafat Rahman Koko’s wife Syeda Shamila Rahman—will accompany the BNP chief, along with her other entourage members, including her medical team.

“She is expected to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 10am Tuesday. We hope that she will reach Dhaka on time,” BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told UNB.

He urged party leaders and activists to remain alert and not cause any traffic jam during their way of giving the BNP chief a reception upon her return home, as there is an SSC exam scheduled for Tuesday.