President Abdul Hamid to visit Frankfurt before wrapping up London tour

President Abdul Hamid, in London for medical check-ups, will visit Germany before returning to Dhaka.

Hamid was treating his glaucoma at London's Moorfields Eye Hospital. He will also do a health check-up at the Bupa Cromwell Hospital.

The president will fly to Germany on Saturday and stay there for two days, an official of the foreign ministry has told bdnews24.com

He will stay at the Hotel Intercontinental Frankfurt, said an official of Bangladesh embassy in Berlin.

On May 3, he will return to London before making his way to Dhaka.

President Hamid left Dhaka for London on Apr 24.

His Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin did not mention his Germany tour while briefing the media. His Deputy Press Secretary Md Abul Kalam Azad also told bdnews24.com that he was not aware of any such plan.

According to a Government Order or GO issued on Apr 17, President's Office Secretary Sampad Barua, Defence Secretary Maj Gen Md Sarwar Hossain, personal physician Col Niamul Gani Chowdhury and ADC Maj Md Jahangir Alam are accompanying President Hamid during his tour to London and Frankfurt.

The 74-year-old goes abroad almost every year to treat his glaucoma.