Dhaka: Road, Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, who was undergoing treatment in Singapore, will return home on Wednesday.

He will return home by a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines around 6 am, said Shaikh Walid Faiej, public relations officer of Bridges Department, reports the UNB.

The Minister talked to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over phone at 10:20 am (Singapore time) today.

Obaidul Qauder was initially admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital on March 3 following breathing complications. Tests revealed three blockages in his coronary artery. He was flown to Singapore the next day for treatment.

The Minister underwent a bypass surgery on March 20.