Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was placed on ventilator support late Thursday after her health condition sharply deteriorated, doctors at Dhaka's Evercare Hospital said, as reported by PTI . The 80-year-old Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson has been battling multiple organ complications since she was admitted on 23 November.

In a detailed statement, the head of her medical board, cardiologist Shahabuddin Talukdar, said Zia experienced a sudden drop in oxygen levels and a rise in carbon dioxide, prompting doctors to escalate her respiratory support. "Her breathing difficulties increased, her oxygen level fell, and carbon dioxide levels rose," the statement said.

According to the medical board, Zia had initially been treated with High Flow Nasal Cannula and B

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