The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Doctors in the US detected symptom of heart disease in her body after examining former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, according to a message received in Dhaka from Boston yesterday.

Sheikh Hasina, who was temporarily released from prison on June 11 and flown to the US for medical treatment on June 12, had undergone medical check up of her eyes at Yale University in Boston on Wednesday, while she sought doctors' advice for her ear complications from different hospital in the US city.

In addition to eye and ear complications, she was suffering from high blood pressure and allergy, while in prison for about 11 months.

Doctors detected the symptom of her heart disease yesterday, when doctors conducted the medical examination for her ear complication and blood pressure, the message said quoting a leader of her party Awami League (AL) in the US. "Doctors prescribed her medicines and asked Sheikh Hasina to report back to them after eight weeks following the medication," message said.

AL sources in Dhaka said soon they would request the Government extend the tenure of her temporary release since the doctors have directed Sheikh Hasina to report after eight weeks.

The former Prime Minister was conditionally released for eight weeks on June 11 for medical treatment abroad as per recommendation of an official medical board.

Meanwhile, who is now staying at the residence of her son Sajib Wazed Joy Cambridge area in Boston, yesterday met some leaders of her party in the US.

She is expected to fly to Washington DC on June 29. "She will visit New York earlier," the message added.