Mirza Abbas to be taken to Singapore for advanced treatment Sunday

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas is set to be taken to Singapore on Sunday for advanced medical treatment.

According to his personal secretary Mizanur Rahman Sohel, Abbas will be flown from Dhaka to Singapore at around 11:00am by an air ambulance.

He said Abbas will be accompanied by his wife Afroza Abbas, president of the Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal, and his eldest son Mirza Yasir Abbas.

The veteran BNP leader has been undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital Dhaka, where he recently underwent successful brain surgery on Friday.

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Mirza Abbas's CT scan report 'good'

Since the operation, he has been kept under close observation in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

A CT scan of his brain was conducted on Saturday morning, and BNP Health Affairs Secretary Dr Rafiqul Islam said the report showed positive signs. However, following doctors’ advice, his family decided to take him abroad for more advanced treatment.

Earlier on Thursday, Abbas suddenly lost consciousness while drinking water during iftar and was rushed to Evercare Hospital. As his condition worsened, a virtual medical board was formed, and based on its recommendations, he underwent two phases of brain surgery on Friday.

Following the surgery, he has been placed under 72-hour intensive observation.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has been monitoring Abbas’s condition closely. He visited the hospital on Friday to inquire about his health.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman, along with other senior political leaders, also visited the hospital and expressed their wishes for his speedy recovery.