Dhaka, June 18 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was taken to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Wednesday evening for a health check-up.

She arrived at the hospital from her Gulshan residence at around 7:47pm, said BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.

Her personal physician Professor AZM Zahid Hossain said the BNP Chairperson will undergo several tests at the hospital as per her medical board's advice. "After the tests are done, the board will decide on the next course of action," he said.

The 79-year-old former Prime Minister has been suffering from multiple health complications for several years.

She has been receiving treatment at her home under the supervision of a medical board consisting of specialists from both Evercare Hosp...