BNP leader Rafiqul Islam hospitalised

BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) yesterday evening from Keraniganj Central Jail, after he fell sick.

He was admitted to the hospital around 5:50pm, said DMCH police outpost ASI Abdullah Khan, adding that the veteran BNP leader has been suffering from diarrhoea, diabetes and high blood pressure. He was receiving treatment at DMCH's medicine department, the ASI said.

On November 20, Rafiqul Islam Miah was arrested by plainclothes police hours after a Dhaka court had sentenced him to three years' jail in a graft case.