Abbas along with family members off to Singapore for treatment

BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas left for Singapore for medical treatment on Saturday morning, reports UNB.

Abbas along with his wife Afroza Abbas and their two sons left Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines around 8:30am, BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan said.

Sayrul said Abbas has long been suffering from multiple diseases, including stomach problem, and he received treatment in the country at different times. "He went to Singapore for treatment as there's no improvement in his condition."

BNP health affairs secretary Dr Rafiqul Islam said Abbas went to Singapore on the advice of doctors as part of regular health check-up since several symptoms appeared in his body.