DHAKA: Physical condition of former BNP secretary-general Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, lying on life support at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Square Hospital, improved a little on Sunday.

Hospital ICU chief Mirza Nazim Uddin informed journalists on Sunday noon about the latest state of failing health of the veteran politician after a close medical checkup.

Dr Nazim said, “Mannan Bhuiyan is better than he was yesterday. He is unable to breathe normally due to lung cancer, and taking 70 percent oxygen by artificial inhalation.”

Bhuiyan’s body temperatures, kidney, heart and blood pressure were all stated normal. “He will come out of risk if he can inhale 50 to 60 percent oxygen naturally,” said the specialist.

The senior politician is on life-support system due to his inability to breathe normally. He has been undergoing treatment at the Square Hospital since he returned from Singapore on Wednesday evening.

Earlier, the former local government minister flew to Singapore on May 31 for treatment. He had undergone treatment at Singapore National University Hospital. He was given chemotherapy eight times there, said his family members.

Bhuiyan was BNP`s secretary general for 11 years and served as the LGRD and cooperatives minister of the past BNP-led coalition government.

He was expelled from the party in 2007 just before the arrest of party chairperson Khaleda Zia during emergency imposed by the last caretaker government for his reformist role. Mannan Bhuiyan participated as independent candidate in the parliamentary election of 2008, but failed to return.
BDST 1506 HRS, JULY 11, 2010