Hasina spent more than an hour with Prof Azad and his family members including wife Latifa Kohinoor, daughters Mouli Azad and Smita Azad and son Ananya Azad. Prof Azad, a prominent writer and linguistics expert, came under deadly attack by unidentified miscreants on the campus on his return from the Ekushey Book Fair on the night of February 27.

After the visit, Hasina told newsmen that the entire country has turned into a haven of criminals and killing has become a order of the day.

"Though Prof Azad escaped death, but Ahsanullah Master MP couldn't," she said, adding that the government is protecting the killers shifting the blame on others.

Prof Azad told the journalists that he becomes sick whenever he thinks about the country's present situation.

"We saw such a bad time rarely in the past. It's just impossible to tolerate," he added.

Prof Azad said he will go to Bangkok again on November 4 for further treatment.

President of Dhaka University Teachers' Association Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique, former vice-chancellor Prof AK Azad Chowdhury, artist Prof Hashem Khan and Prof Sultan Monsur were present on the occasion.