Bangladesh's first female Prime Minister Khaleda Zia left for London to seek medical treatment, one of her advisers said on Tuesday. The three-time former premier and head of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has ailments including liver cirrhosis,

Aides to Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia say she is leaving for London for medical treatment, leaving behind a nation grappling with uncertainty over its political future after her archrival,

Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia departs Bangladesh for medical treatment in London amid political uncertainty and health issues.

Khaleda Zia left behind a South Asian nation grappling with uncertainty over its political future after her arch-rival Sheikh Hasina was ousted in a student-led mass uprising in August. Zia and Hasina are the most influential political leaders in Bangladesh.