Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Sharif Osman Hadi, a leader of the July Uprising, spokesperson of the Inqilab Moncho and a potential independent candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency, will be flown to Singapore by air ambulance on Monday afternoon for advanced medical treatment.

Over the past two days, the government has contacted several hospitals in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia regarding Hadi's treatment.

On the instructions of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, the decision was taken during an emergency conference call involving Cultural Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki; Professor Dr. Md. Sayedur Rahman, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Health Ministry Affairs; Evercare Hospital specialist Dr. Zafar; and Hadi's brother, Omar Bin ...