The decision to move him to Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital was taken after noted Indian Cardiologist Dr Devi Shetty suggested the move examining him.
An ambulance carrying the ruling party secretary general started for the Shahjalal International Airport from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) around 3:15pm on Sunday (Mar 4).
Earlier, Awami League’s Deputy Office Secretary Biplab Barua said, “All preparations have been taken to fly him to Singapore.”
Explaining the suggestion to shift Quader to Singapore, BSMMU Chancellor Kanak Kanti Barua quoted Dr Shetty and said, “His lungs need proper oxygen for his heart to function. There is some infection in his blood. Besides, it’s difficult to control the visitors here.”
“He has been stable since 9 am in the morning,” said Dr Syed Ali Ahsan, who is in the 19-member medical team formed to treat the senior leader.
On Sunday (Mar 3) Quader was rushed to BSSMMU after he was having trouble breathing.
Later, doctors identified three blockages in his coronary artery through an angiogram and opened one.
At Sunday evening, a team of Doctors were flown in from Singapore to assess Quader’s condition, while an air ambulance were kept on standby to shift the ailing minister to Singapore should the BSSMMU doctors sign off on it.
Earlier on the day, BSMMU Vice Chancellor Kanak Kanti Barua briefed the media on Quader’s condition and said, “He blinked his eyes when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was visiting him and opened his eyes when President Md Abdul Hamid was visiting.”
Elaborating on the initial course of treatment Barua said, “Quader is responding. He had an angiogram and a stent has been used to remove his heart blockage. Blood circulation through artery has resumed. He will take time to recover the repercussion injury.”
A 19-member medical board, which has been formed for the senior Awami League leader’s treatment, will update the media on his health later on Monday afternoon.
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