The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Director (Medical Services) of Lab Aid Hospital Maj (Retd) Dr AKM Mahabul Haque yesterday said Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim's health condition remains clinically stable.

Talking to UNB Thursday evening he said Nasim's left side remained paralyzed and it needs long time treatment.

"He is out of danger at the moment but re-bleed may take place as it is a case of stroke," Dr Mahabub said, adding Nasim is taking normal food.

Meanwhile, Inspector General (Prisons) Brig Gen Jakir Hasan and DIG (Prisons) Maj Shamsul Haider Siddiqui visited the ailing Awami League leader at LabAid Hospital. The DIG (Prisons) quoting doctors told UNB that if the current treatment could be continued, 70 percent of paralyzed left part of his body could be cured.

On Wednesday Nasim's son Tanvir Sohel Joy requested the Chief Advisor to allow his father for better treatment at Singapore St Mount Elizabeth Hospital.

The sources said the government may consider the application. But till this evening no official order was issued in this respect.

Nasim, serving a 13-year jail term in a graft case, was admitted to LabAid hospital Tuesday as doctors after primary diagnosis said he is suffering from brain hemorrhage.

Nasim was first brought to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) from Kashimpur jail as he complained of feeling weak on his left side. After primary diagnosis, doctors sent him to LabAid specialized hospital.