He left for Delhi in an air ambulance from Dhaka's Square Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment since Aug 30, around 11am on Friday, according to his personal aide Abul Khayer. "After undergoing some tests at Square Hospital, he was taken to a hospital in Delhi for better treatment," Khayer told bdnews24. Tofail had previously undergone an annuloplasty at the Delhi hospital. He was taken to hospital on Aug 30 after his condition deteriorated. The 77-year-old former commerce minister has been elected to parliament on five occasions and is currently representing the Bhola-1 constituency.

Source: bd News24 September 03, 2021 07:30 UTC