Relief Minister Dulu airlifted to Dhaka after falling sick at Saidpur Airport

Details on his illness could not be immediately be confirmed

Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu has been airlifted to Dhaka after suddenly falling ill at Saidpur Airport in Nilphamari.

He was subsequently admitted to a private hospital in the capital on Saturday afternoon.

AKM Bahauddin Zakaria, manager of Saidpur Airport, confirmed that the air ambulance carrying the minister departed for Dhaka at 3:20pm.

The minister’s condition or the nature of his illness could not be immediately confirmed.

Abdur Gafur Sarkar, president of the Saidpur unit of the BNP, said the minister arrived at the airport from Dhaka on a US-Bangla Airlines flight around 8:15am for a two-day visit to Lalmonirhat.

After disembarking, he was conversing with local party activists there when he suddenly felt dizzy and unwell.

He was immediately rushed to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) at Saidpur Cantonment, where he received primary care.

Upon hearing the news, Social Welfare Minister AZM Zahid Hossain flew from Dhaka to Saidpur on a 10:30am flight to see him.

Dulu was unable to board that flight as his physical condition deteriorated around 12:10pm.

Later, around 3:00pm, he was transported to Dhaka via an air ambulance.