The Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) is likely to discharge Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna today as his physical condition has improved.
“Manna is now quite well, has no chest pain and his blood pressure is also under control,” said Prof Dr Abdul Wadud Chowdhury, chief of the DMCH Cardiology Department.
“We have presented his health report to the six-member medical board and as per the decision of the board we are going to discharge him tomorrow (today),” said Prof Wadud yesterday.
Since his admission Manna has been undergoing treatment at the Coronary Care Unit of the DMCH.
Meanwhile, the Detective Branch (DB) of police appealed to the court concerned to take Manna into their custody again for interrogation soon after his release from the hospital.
Manna was arrested by RAB members on February 24 following a leaked conversation between Manna, BNP leader Sadeq Hossain Khoka and an unknown expatriate.
He was shown arrested in a case filed with Gulshan police station for instigating the Army to takeover power and placed on a remand for 10 days on February 25.
Later, on March 5, a separate sedition case was filed with Gulshan police against Manna and Khoka.
Manna was once again placed on remand on March 7. However, within three days of Manna’s second-phase remand, he got sick and was admitted to the DMCH on March 10.
Asked about it, Mahfuzul Islam, addition deputy commissioner of DB police, said: “We have appealed to the court to uphold its previous remand order.”
