DHAKA: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir went to Bangkok for medical treatment on Wednesday (May 15).

At 11:20 am, Mirza Fakhrul along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum left for Bangkok in a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

BNP Secretary General is set to receive treatment at Thailand's Bumrungrad International Hospital, BNP Chairperson’s press wing member Shairul Kabir Khan told Banglanews.

Appointment has been made with a cardiologist. He is scheduled to return home on May 20.

Mirza Fakhrul, on Tuesday evening, told Banglanews: “I’m very sick. I’m going to Bangkok for treatment on Wednesday.” He sought dua from the countrymen for the recovery.

BDST:  1453 HRS, MAY 15, 2019

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