Sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique has been admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University from the Dhaka Central Jail after he felt chest pain.
Forman Ali, senior superintend of Dhaka Central Jail, told the Dhaka Tribune that Latif Siddique was admitted to the Cardiology department of BSMMU around 4pm.
He said doctor inside the jail examined the former minister after he had informed that he was feeling pain in his chest on Saturday morning.
"The jail authorities sought police protection to shift Latif to hospital as his condition deteriorated around 10:30am," Forman Ali added.
He said he got to know from the BSMMU doctors that Latif Siddique fell ill because of cardiac complications.
The expelled minister has been languishing in jail since November 25 in a case filed for hurting the countrymen’s religious sentiment by making controversial remarks on Islam and Tablig Jamaat.
On October 28, a Dhaka court issued a warrant of arrest against lawmaker Latif as he did not appear before the court despite being summoned.
Pro-BNP lawyer Abed Raja filed the case on October 2 with the Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court.
Six other cases have been filed with the same court against Latif for his controversial remarks made on September 28 during a meeting in New York.
A number of cases have been filed with different courts across the country and most of the courts issued arrest warrants against Latif.
