DHAKA, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Bangladeshi ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia returned to her home in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday following four months of medical treatment in London.

On Jan. 8 this year, the 78-year-old former prime minister flew to London of Britain in a special air ambulancer.

Since Tuesday morning, thousands of people have been seen travelling in groups on pickups and motorcycles to welcome the three-time former prime minister.

Zia was freed from house arrest on Aug. 6, 2024, a day after Sheikh Hasina quit as the country's prime minister and fled to India amid violent protests in the South Asian country.

Zia was sentenced to 17 years in prison in several corruption cases in 2018. ■