‘Ityadi’-famed singer Akbar Ali Gazi, commonly known by his stage name Akbar, has been moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the capital’s Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) hospital on Saturday, according to recent media reports.
Doctors amputated his right leg on October 17 to stop the spread of his infection yet it has reached above the amputated section and spreading fast. Doctors have told the press that he might be put on life support very soon.
Akbar’s wife Kaniz Fatema confirmed the matter to the press on Sunday afternoon and said, “Yesterday (Saturday), Akbar suddenly became very ill. Later in the afternoon, he was taken to ICU. So far there is no change in his condition. Doctors said that he may be put on life support at any time. They took my signature regarding this.”
"Doctors also said that kidney dialysis needs to be done immediately. His creatinine level is at 8.7 at the moment. His liver problems have also returned. There is an infection at the cut of his leg. So, any of these problems will take him to life support. I don't know what will happen. I am in the hospital now. The doctors did not give me any new information after these,” she added.
Akbar has been suffering from various diseases including diabetic-kidney complications for a long time. Earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina donated Tk 20 lakh for his treatment last year. He is still being treated with that donation and funds raised by various media personalities.
