The doctors of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) yesterday said although the physical condition of language movement hero Abdul Matin is serious, but not critical.
BSMMU Director brigadier general (retd) Abdul Mazid confirmed his condition, he is in the intensive care unit where Matin, 88, had been admitted on Monday following a stroke that partially paralysed him.
On the day, the hospital authorities formed an eight-member medical board headed by Medicine Faculty Dean ABM Abdullah to observe his condition.
After a review, the board suggested giving him medical treatment for heart and opined that If his condition did not improved in the meantime, he will have to undergo a neurosurgery to remove the haematoma developed in his brain.
Several board members told the Dhaka Tribune that Abdul Matin was breathing without the help of a ventilation support although his pulse rate was high, but his blood pressure and respiratory rate remained normal.