Dhaka, May 29 -- He is "seriously" ill and will undergo medical check-up in London, his aide told bdnews24.com on Friday.

The plane left Bangladesh on Thursday and Morshed's wife Nasrin Khan was with him, the aide said.

Another former minister who had talked to Morshed's family said Morshed had left Dhaka amid fears of coronavirus infection.

"He [Morshed] had to leave fast because the treatment is not good here," he said.

Morshed has been suffering from Parkinson's disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and other ailments.

He stepped down from the BNP as a vice-chairman last year citing personal reasons.

Morshed had worked as a special envoy to BNP chief Khaleda Zia with the rank of a minister when she was prime minister in 1991.

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