Lutfuzzaman Babar Critically Ill; Four Doctors to Visit Jail

BNP leader and former state minister for home affairs, Lutfuzzaman Babar, has been held in Dhaka Central Jail for 17 years and is suffering from multiple health issues, including severe respiratory problems, kidney complications, and back pain. Due to his critical condition, a medical board of four doctors from BSMMU, led by Dr. Shamim Ahmed, will visit him on Saturday for evaluation and treatment. The medical team, organized after recommendations from the prison doctor and civil surgeon, includes Dr. Syed Fazlul Islam, Dr. Md. Zahidur Rahman, and Dr. Khalid Mahmud Morshed, with coordination by Dr. Delwar Hossain. Babar was arrested in 2007 during the caretaker government and faces various charges, including corruption, arms smuggling, and involvement in the 2004 grenade attack, for which he received a death sentence.