Condition of Quader’s heart improving gradually: Physician

The heart condition of Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader is improving gradually, a cardiologist said here on Friday.

Expressing satisfaction over the progress of Quader's health condition after his follow-up health checkup, the head of the medical team of Singapore Mount Elizabeth Hospital Dr Philip Koh Siam Soon said: "The health condition of Obaidul Quader is stable and every parameter of his heart gets expected progress".

The medical team conducted his follow-up health checkup at the hospital, said a press release of the Road Transport and Bridges Ministry.

Quader left here yesterday for Singapore for health checkup.

The AL general secretary underwent a bypass surgery in Singapore Mount Elizabeth Hospital on March 20 this year. He returned home on May 15 last. The minister is expected to return home tonight.

Earlier, on March 3, Qauder was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital as he was suffering breathing complications.

Tests revealed three blockages in his coronary artery and later he was flown to Singapore for better treatment.