BNP standing committee member Tariqul Islam, who has been suffering from various health complications including kidney problems, was taken to Singapore on Tuesday morning for better treatment.

Tariqul's family members took him to Singapore in a flight of Bangladesh airlines around 8:30am.

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Before leaving Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, his son Anindyo Islam Amit told UNB that they are taking his father Singapore as he has been suffering from kidney problems, diabetics and some others diseases.

He said they will admit the BNP leader at Singapore National University Hospital