BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday went to Bangkok for medical treatment.

Fakhrul along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for the Thai capital by a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines around 11:20am, said BNP chairperson’s media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan, the UNB reported.

He said the BNP leader will receive treatment at Bumrungrad International Hospital there for various health complexities, including cardiac problem.

Fakhrul is expected to return home on May 20.

On February 4 last, the BNP secretary general went to Singapore and received medical treatment at the National University Hospital in Singapore for nearly two weeks for blockage in his internal carotid artery.