Cultural Affairs Adviser and filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki is now out of danger and receiving treatment at a city hospital, his wife actress Nusrat Imrose Tisha, said in a post on her verified Facebook page late Saturday.
“Farooki suddenly fell sick while attending a workshop of his ministry in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday and was later airlifted to Dhaka by helicopter,” she writes.
Upon his arrival in the capital, he was admitted to Square Hospital. Earlier, it was mentioned that he had taken to United Hospital Limited.
Quoting doctors, Tisha said Farooki’s illness was caused by excessive workload and she requested all to keep him in their prayers.
Adviser Farooki airlifted to Dhaka after falling ill in Cox’s Bazar
According to a statement from the Ministry of Cultural Affairs issued on Sunday morning, a medical board meeting is scheduled for 3pm today (Sunday) to decide on the next course of treatment.
The ministry also urged people not to be misled by any information other than updates from reliable sources.