Indian cardiologist Devi Shetty in Dhaka to see Quader

Renowned Indian cardiologist Devi Shetty arrived in Dhaka to visit minister Obaidul Quader on Monday, 4 March 2019. Photo: UNB
Renowned Indian cardiologist Devi Shetty arrived in Dhaka to visit minister Obaidul Quader on Monday, 4 March 2019. Photo: UNB

Renowned Indian cardiologist Devi Shetty arrived in Dhaka on Monday afternoon to see the condition of ailing minister Obaidul Quader, reports UNB.

The Indian physician arrived at Shahajalal International Airport at 12:45pm, said group captain Abdullah Al Faruq, director of the airport.

Earlier, Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif said, "Qauder's condition is gradually improving. Now, he's a bit better. I talked to physicians. They're hopeful of his recovery."

The medical board will decide whether the minister will be taken to Singapore, he said while talking to reporters after visiting Quader at the hospital in the morning..

BSMMU vice chancellor professor Kanak Kanti Barua will brief reporters over the decision, Hanif added.

Obaidul Quader was admitted to the CCU of the hospital on Sunday morning following his breathing complications.

Later, physicians found three blockages in his coronary arteries following an angiogram.