DHAKA: President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir visited BNP Standing Committee member and Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Dr Abdul Moin Khan at Evercare Hospital in the capital on Friday morning.
The president enquired about Moin Khan’s health and treatment during the visit.
Moin Khan, who was seated in a wheelchair, spoke with the president. Cardiologist Professor Shahabuddin Talukder and other physicians were also present at the hospital.
Dr Moin Khan has been receiving treatment at Evercare Hospital for two days after falling ill. His condition is currently stable, according to doctors.
Earlier, on Thursday afternoon, Women and Children Affairs Minister Professor A Z M Zahid Hossain visited Moin Khan at the hospital. Speaking to journalists afterwards, he said Moin Khan had been admitted on Wednesday night with breathing difficulties and heart-related complications.
He said Moin Khan was receiving treatment under close medical observation and that his condition was stable on Thursday compared with the previous day.
Professor Zahid Hossain said Moin Khan was being treated under the supervision of Evercare Hospital physicians Dr Atikur Rahman, Dr Ziaul Haque and Dr Zafar Iqbal.
BNP Acting Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi also visited Moin Khan at the hospital on Thursday evening. He spoke with the doctors and enquired about the minister’s latest condition.
Moin Khan’s family has requested prayers from the public for his speedy recovery. His wife, Roksana Khandaker, and their three daughters are by his bedside at the hospital.