STAR REPORT

The physical condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is stable after doctors placed a stent inside her heart, said Shairul Kabir Khan, member of her media wing, yesterday.

Evercare Hospital’s doctors placed a stent inside her main artery after she suffered a mild heart attack early Saturday.

Khaleda’s personal physician Zahid Hossain is continuously monitoring her condition, Shairul said, adding there was no coronavirus-related complication.

She had 99 percent blockage in her main artery, said the party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam, quoting doctors.

Doctors successfully removed the blockage by ballooning, he said, adding the physicians hoped the treatment would temporarily relieve her of heart-related issues.

“Khaleda’s life will be in danger if she is not sent abroad for advanced treatment,” he added.