Air ambulance for Khaleda to land in Dhaka on 8am Tuesday: Caab officials

The air ambulance, arranged by the Qatar Emir, to take ailing BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to London is scheduled to arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 8:00am on Tuesday, according to officials at the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB).

Sources at the CAAB confirmed that the flight has been granted landing permission.

Departure of the flight, carrying Khaleda Zia, depends on the assessment and preparedness of the BNP chief's medical team, the official said.

The Qatar government arranged the aircraft, renting it from the Germany-based FAI Aviation Group.

The aircraft assigned to the mission is a Bombardier Challenger 604 (CL60) – a business jet widely used for long-distance medical evacuation.

The BNP chairperson has been undergoing treatment at the Evercare Hospital in Dhaka since December 23.