Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today left Dhaka for Bangkok, Thailand, along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum for an eye check-up.

He departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:15 am on a Thai Airways flight, according to BNP media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan.

Mirza Fakhrul previously underwent retinal surgery at Bangkok’s Rutnin Eye Hospital on May 14. Following medical advice, he is returning to the hospital for a follow-up examination.

Earlier on Tuesday night, the BNP secretary general visited BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan residence, Firoza. He was accompanied by party Standing Committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain as they inquired about her health.

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