Online Desk  :  Nagorik Oikya president Mahmudur Rahman Manna has been admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU) with chest pain early Sunday. His personal physician, Dr Shoaeb Muhammad confirmed the news saying that Manna has suffered a cardiac arrest and is currently under intensive observation at the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of the hospital. He is not out of danger until at least 72 hours have passed.

A media release, signed by Nagorik Oikya organizational secretary Sabik Anwar, said that Manna was abducted by law enforcers in plainclothes in 2015 and was later shown arrested. He spent two years in prison due to false charges. During his imprisonment, he suffered a heart attack, which led to hospitalisation, where multiple blockages in his heart were diagnosed. At that time, the government did not allow him proper medical treatment and sent him back to prison instead of providing care.

Even after his release, his passport was withheld, preventing him from seeking advanced medical treatment abroad. The party has called upon people to pray for his early recovery.