Former planning minister Mannan falls sick in jail; sent to hospital
Mannan was arrested from his home in Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj on 19 September
Former planning minister and former member of parliament of Sunamganj-3 constituency MA Mannan has been sent to the Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital today (5 October) after he fell ill in jail.
Rafiqul Islam, resident medical officer of Sunamganj District Hospital – where the former minister was first taken – said Mannan was brought to the hospital on Saturday morning due to chest pain.
He was then referred to the Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment.
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Mannan was arrested from his home in Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj on the night of 19 September.
The next day he was sent to Sunamganj jail by the court. Since then, the former minister remained in prison.
He was arrested in a case filed over an attack on students in Sunamganj city on 4 August during the student movement.
A person named Hafiz Ahmad, a resident of Dowarabazar upazila of the district, filed the case with Sadar Model Police Station on 2 September under the Speedy Trial Act. Ninety nine people including MA Mannan were accused in this case.
The case mentions that the plaintiff's brother, student Zahoor Ahmad, was injured in the attack.
