The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Ailing Awami League leader and former Home Minister Mohammad Nasim, released on bail, left LabAid Hospital on yesterday night for overseas treatment in Singapore.

He had been undergoing treatment under custody at the LabAid Specialized Hospital since June 24.

Media Coordinator of the hospital Mejbaul Azad told UNB by phone that Nasim left the hospital at about 8:25pm.

Family sources said Nasim would leave for Singapore by a flight of Singapore Airlines.

The ailing Nasim is accompanied by his younger son Tonmoy, his brother Reza and his sister who stays in the UK and his son. "He would be admitted to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore for follow-up treatment," one family source said.

Earlier on August 16, the prison authorities withdrew the prison guards who guarded Nasim during his treatment at the hospital and released him as he secured a bail from the High Court on August 6 for four months for better treatment.