Dhaka, April 7 -- Local Government Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and his wife Rahat Ara Begum left for Singapore on Monday night for medical check-ups.

They departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 11:55pm on a Singapore Airlines flight, said Yunus Ali, Assistant Private Secretary to the minister.

"Sir and Madam have gone to Singapore for health check-ups and to consult doctors. They will see specialist physicians there. Their appointments with doctors have been scheduled for Tuesday," he said.

Yunus also said Fakhrul and his wife are expected to return home in about a week.

Fakhrul and Rahat Ara Begum have previously travelled to Singapore for treatment. They last visited the country ...