By Xinhua,
Dhaka : The health condition of Bangladeshi President Iajuddin Ahmed was stable after he was admitted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) here on Monday night, doctors said on Tuesday.
A 7-member medical board headed by MA Malik reviewed the President’s health Tuesday morning and advised him to be under treatment until he settles down.
Physicians confirmed that the president is suffering from viral fever.
He was admitted to the CMH at around 11 p.m. (1700 GMT) Monday.
President’s Press Secretary Abdul Awal Howlader said the President’s temperature was recorded Monday night at 102-103 degrees Fahrenheit. It came down to 101 degrees Tuesday, he said.
Iajuddin Ahmed, 77, assumed office in 2002 and received an open heart surgery at St Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore in 2006.