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President leaves for Singapore for treatment

President Mohammmed Shahabuddin left Dhaka for Singapore on Monday morning to undergo medical treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital.

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the President and his entourage members, left Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport for Singapore at 8:50 am.

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, dean of the diplomatic corps, cabinet secretary, chiefs of the three services, foreign secretary, inspector general of police (IGP), consul of Singapore to Bangladesh Sheela Pillai and senior civil and military officials saw him off at the airport.

The Head of State is expected to return home on October 30 after taking treatment.