President Md Abdul Hamid reaches Singapore for treatment

President Md Abdul Hamid has reached Singapore for treatment after complaining of severe chest pain.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 30 April 2015, 06:49 AM
Updated : 30 April 2015, 06:49 AM

The Singapore Airlines flight carrying him landed at Changi Airport at 6am local time, said his press secretary Ihsanul Karim.

The Bangladesh High Commissioner Mahbub-Uz-Zaman received the president at the airport.

Hamid’s flight took off from Dhaka at 11:55pm local time on Wednesday.

The president’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim earlier on Wednesday afternoon told bdnews24.com: “His physician advised him to go to Singapore after he suffered severe chest pain.”

Hamid had gone to Dhaka’s Combined Military Hospital on Apr 26 with similar pains  and was told to go to Singapore, he said.

The president is scheduled to return on May 4.

Hamid had gone to the UK for eye and health check-up last month and returned home after eight days.