AL leader Tofail Ahmed shows improvement after 4 months, shifted to cabin: Doctors
Speaking to The Business Standard today (19 February), Md Esam Ebne Yousuf Siddique, chief operating officer of the hospital, “He is currently undergoing treatment in a cabin and so far doing better. However, if necessary, he is occasionally taken to the CCU or ICU.”
Tofail Ahmed, one of the organisers of the 1969 mass uprising and a leader during the 1971 Liberation War, has shown improvement in his physical condition after more than four months of treatment at Square Hospitals Ltd.
Speaking to The Business Standard today (19 February), Md Esam Ebne Yousuf Siddique, chief operating officer of the hospital, "He is currently undergoing treatment in a cabin and so far doing better. However, if necessary, he is occasionally taken to the CCU or ICU."
"His condition has improved compared to before. He now responds somewhat when called and can recognise his family members," the doctor added.
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He currently serves as a member of the advisory council of the Awami League, whose activities are presently banned.
The 82-year-old has been receiving treatment since 27 September last year. On 4 October, rumours of his death spread on social media, but his family later confirmed that he was alive and continuing treatment at the hospital.
Born in 1943 in Bhola district, Tofail Ahmed rose to prominence as vice president of Dhaka University's student union between 1967 and 1969 and later emerged as a key figure in the 1969 uprising against military rule.
At the age of 27, he was elected to Pakistan's National Assembly in 1970.
Over his long political career, he was elected to parliament nine times and held several ministerial positions.
