BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman visited Evercare Hospital in Dhaka on Saturday night to see his ailing mother, former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, party officials said.

According to BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan, Tarique Rahman arrived at the hospital at around 9:40pm. This marked his second visit to Evercare Hospital since returning to Bangladesh on Thursday after nearly 17 years abroad.

Shortly after his arrival in the country on Thursday, Tarique Rahman had also gone to the hospital following a brief address to party leaders and supporters at the 300-Foot Road area in the capital.

Begum Khaleda Zia has been receiving treatment at the Coronary Care Unit of Evercare Hospital in the Bashundhara residential area since November 23. Party sources said her condition remains critical.