The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The jail authorities yesterday received the medical board report on Tarique Rahman's health from the board's members at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), while demand of his mother and party faithful became louder for sending him and his younger brother abroad for treatment.

The 4-member medical board's report says Tarique's broken spinal cord did not improve with the treatment here.

The board recommended that Tarique need "appropriate treatment abroad". Cardiology Dept. chairman Prof KMH

Sirajul Huq, Orthopedic Dept. chairman Prof Siraj Uddin Ahmed, Physical Medicine Dept chairman Prof Mainuzzaman and Associate Prof Dr Idris prepared the report.

Jail Super Golam Haider and Deputy Jail Super Nasir received the report.

Earlier, DIG (Prisons) Maj Shamsul Haider Siddiqui sought in writing the report from the medical board constituted by the government.

Meanwhile, Tarique and Arafat Rahman Koko, the two detained sons of detained former premier Khaleda Zia, have been exempted from attending trial courts in graft cases on health grounds.