Mirza Abbas, political adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Member of Parliament for Dhaka-8, has been taken to Singapore for advanced medical care. The air ambulance carrying him arrived in Singapore around 4 p.m. Bangladesh time on Sunday, and he was admitted to Singapore General Hospital. Dr. Rafiqul Islam, BNP’s health affairs secretary, confirmed the development and said that Abbas’s condition remained stable during the journey.

Earlier, the ailing BNP Standing Committee member had been flown out of Dhaka at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, accompanied by his wife Afroza Abbas and their eldest son Mirza Yasir Abbas. Abbas had fallen unconscious last Wednesday night and was admitted to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka’s Bashundhara area, where a medical board was formed for his treatment. He underwent two brain surgeries and was kept under intensive observation.

A CT scan conducted on Saturday morning showed satisfactory results, according to Dr. Rafiqul Islam, who added that doctors in Singapore received Abbas upon arrival for continued treatment.