An air ambulance carrying Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has reached Singapore for his advanced medical care.
The air ambulance landed at Seletar Airport in the island nation around 7:50pm (Bangladesh time) on Monday. The plane took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 4:12 pm, report UNB and bdnews24.com.
Family members and medical board members are accompanying Obaidul Quader.
The Awami League general secretary was then taken to Mount Elizabeth Hospital from the airport around 8:50pm (BST) where his treatment began immediately, Quader's personal secretary Goutam Chandra said.
He was undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Dhaka with three blockages in coronary arteries.
Earlier, renowned Indian cardiologist Dr Devi Shetty examined Quader at BSMMU and suggested taking him to another place abroad for better treatment.
On Sunday evening, a three-member medical team from Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital arrived here by an air ambulance and examined Quader.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister and general secretary of Awami League Obaidul Quader was admitted to the CCU of the hospital on Sunday morning following his breathing complications.
Later, doctors found three blockages in his coronary artery following an angiogram.
On Monday morning, Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif said Qauder's condition is gradually improving. Now, he's a bit better. I talked to doctors. They're hopeful of his recovery."
Earlier on Sunday evening, a three-member medical team from Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital arrived here by an air ambulance and examined Quader.
Obaidul Quader was admitted to the CCU of the hospital on Sunday morning following his breathing complications.