Dhaka: Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin on Saturday expressed deep concern over the deteriorating health condition of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, urging countrymen to pray for her quick recovery.

Zia, the 80-year-old Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, was admitted to a private hospital on November 23 when she developed a chest infection that affected both her heart and lungs.

“At this crucial juncture in the country’s democratic transition, I convey my heartfelt wishes for the early recovery of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia,” state-run BSS news agency quoted Shahabuddin as saying in a statement.

“I pray to Almighty Allah for her good health and call upon the countrymen to keep her in their prayers,” the president said.

Interim government chief Muhammad Yunus, meanwhile, held a special meeting with his advisory council to........

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