DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A medical board formed by Bangladesh's government is examining the health of opposition leader Khaleda Zia in the hospital where she was admitted this weekend following complaints that her health was deteriorating rapidly in a prison in the nation's capital.
The head of the doctors' panel, Abdul Jalil Chowdhury, said Monday that the 73-year-old opposition leader is suffering from multiple health problems including arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure. He said they examined her medical reports to assess her condition in the hospital.
Zia, a former prime minister and the political archrival of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was sentenced to five years in jail in February on corruption charges.
Zia's party says her jailing was politically motivated and an attempt to keep her away from general elections due in December.
