Quader to undergo bypass surgery tomorrow

Road, transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader will undergo a bypass surgery on Wednesday at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore. 

The surgery will be conducted at 10:00am Singapore time, said professor Abu Nasar Rizvi of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

Cardiothoracic surgeon Sivathasan Cumaraswamy, a member of the medical board treating Quader, also general secretary of Bangladesh Awami League (AL), will conduct the surgery.

The minister's blood pressure and diabetes are now under control and physical condition is stable, he said.

Quader was admitted to BSMMU on 3 March following breathing complications but tests revealed three blockages in his coronary artery.

He was flown to Singapore the next day for treatment at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital.