Mirza Abbas to be flown to Singapore today for advanced treatment

BNP Standing Committee Member and Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Mirza Abbas is scheduled to be flown to Singapore today for advanced medical treatment.
He is currently at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Evercare Hospital in Dhaka following brain surgery. His family members are accompanying him, and his party leaders are closely monitoring his overall condition.
Mizanur Rahman, personal secretary of Mirza Abbas, said the ailing BNP leader will be flown to Singapore by an air ambulance around 11:00am on Sunday, accompanied by his wife Afroza Abbas, and son Mirza Yeasir Abbas Bhashon.
Mirza Abbas has been under close observation following brain surgery on Friday and Saturday, he underwent a brain CT scan, which showed positive results, BNP Health Affairs Secretary Rafiqul Islam said.
Meanwhile, the BNP senior leader lost his consciousness while drinking water during Iftar on Thursday, and he was immediately rushed to the hospital following deterioration of health alarmingly.
The surgery was performed in two phases on Friday as per the decision of the medical board, and after the surgery, he was under close observation by the doctors of the board for 72 hours. BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has been continuously monitoring the senior leader’s health and personally visited him at the hospital on Friday.
BNP Secretary General and LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, along with Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman, visited the hospital to inquire about Mirza Abbas’s condition.