Nasim in a ‘very critical state’
Former health minister and Awami League lawmaker Mohammed Nasim's health condition remains unchanged and he is in a "very critical state" now.
"He cannot breathe on his own. He is now taking his breath with ventilation support," Dr Kanak Kanti Barua, vice- chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University and also the chief of medical board formed to oversee the treatment of Nasim, told The Daily Star yesterday.
"I visited Mohammed Nasim around 2:30pm today [yesterday]. He is totally unconscious, meaning that he is in a deep coma," said Kanak, also a renowned neurologist of the country.
He will carry out several tests of Nasim.
"If the situation remains unchanged, we will consult with the family members of Mohammed Nasim whether they want to take off his ventilation support," he added.
Infected with Covid-19, Nasim later suffered a stroke and went into a "deep coma" as his condition deteriorated further on Saturday night.
The 13-member medical board, led by Kanak, said this after a meeting at Bangladesh Specialised Hospital in Shyamoli where Nasim is being treated.
The board was formed on the instruction of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
On June 1, Nasim was admitted to Bangladesh Specialised Hospital as he was feeling unwell. Later, he tested positive.
He then suffered a brain stroke.
Nasim's son Tanvir Shakil Joy, also a former AL MP, told the media on Friday that his father had undergone a successful surgery after suffering a stroke.
On Saturday, talking to The Daily Star, Dr Raziul Haque, a neurosurgeon of Bangladesh Specialised Hospital, said the senior AL leader was currently unconscious and on a ventilator at the ICU.
Raziul added that Nasim's blood pressure was very unstable.
"We are using medicine to keep the blood pressure under control. His overall condition is now very critical as he is infected with Covid-19 and had a brain stroke," he said.
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