An air ambulance has left Dhaka for Singapore with Prime Minister's Political Affairs Adviser and BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas MP on Sunday for advanced medical treatment.
According to his personal secretary Mizanur Rahman Sohel, Mirza Abbas was flown to Singapore by an air ambulance at about 11:30am. His wife Afroza Abbas and elder son Mirza Yasir Abbas accompanied him on the trip.
Earlier, Mirza Abbas underwent treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka.
Abbas underwent brain surgery on Friday, after which he has been kept under close observation.
On Saturday morning, a CT scan of his brain was conducted, and the report showed positive results, said BNP Health Affairs Secretary Dr Rafiqul Islam.
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