BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir left Dhaka for Singapore for treatment on Monday morning (March 4).

He along with his wife left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:40 am by a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

He said the BNP leader is scheduled to return home on March 18.

After being released from jail on February 15, Fakhrul went to Bangladesh Specialized Hospital with various health problems and received treatments at home under supervision of Prof Shamsul Arfein of the hospital, he said.

BNP Vice Chairman Prof AZM Jahid Hossain said their leader Fakhrul lost six kilograms of weight in over three months in jail since October 29.

Earlier on August 24, 2023, the 77-year-old BNP secretary general went to Singapore for a medical checkup.

His internal carotid artery problem was detected in 2015 when he had been in prison in a political case.

BDST: 1400 HRS, MAR 04, 2024
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