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Sunamganj Representative //

The court rejected the bail plea of ​​former planning minister MA Mannan. Today, his lawyer applied for bail in Sunamganj’s speedy trial court on his behalf. After the hearing, Judge Nirjan Kumar Mitra rejected the bail plea.

MA Mannan is currently undergoing treatment in Sylhet Prison Hospital. While in Sunamganj District Jail, he felt ill on Saturday morning and was first taken to District Headquarters Hospital. Later he was taken to Sylhet prison hospital from there.

MA Mannan’s lawyer Shafiqul Islam said, ‘MA Mannan is an old man. We applied for bail considering his physical and mental illness. After the hearing, the court rejected the bail application. Earlier, another bail application was made on September 23.

MA Mannan was arrested by the police from his home in Shantiganj upazila on the night of September 19. The next day he was arrested and sent to court in a case filed under the Speedy Trial Act at Sunamganj Sadar Model Police Station. Since then he was in Sunamganj District Jail.

Resident Medical Officer (RMO) of Sunamganj Sadar Hospital Mohammad Rafiqul Islam told the media yesterday that he (MA Mannan) has various physical complications. He has been taking medicine for chest and stomach pain for a long time. Doctors have realized that mental problems are more than physical problems. A psychiatrist should be consulted. Besides, there is no chest specialist here. So it is suggested to take it to Sylhet.

MA Mannan was arrested by the police from his home in Shantiganj upazila on the night of 19 September. The next day he was arrested in a case filed under the Speedy Trial Act at Sunamganj Sadar Model Police Station and sent to court. Students have blocked the Sunamganj-Sylhet regional highway in Shantiganj, protested and human chained to protest his arrest and demand his release. However, the leaders and activists of BNP and organizations have protested several times in Shantiganj and Sunamganj to demand his punishment.

MA Mannan is being treated at Sylhet Central Jail Hospital. He is undergoing treatment under the supervision of prison doctors till 12:30 noon today.
He was taken from Sunamganj District Jail to District Headquarters Hospital yesterday morning. From there the doctors advised to take Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. Then he was sent to Sylhet Central Jail around 3:30 in the afternoon.

Sakhawat Hossain of Sylhet Central Jail district told the media that MA Mannan is undergoing treatment under the supervision of Sylhet Central Jail Hospital doctors. The former minister is suffering from senility, diabetic and heart problems. He is divisional. He got the division in the hospital.

Regarding sending MA Mannan to MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in Sylhet, Sakhawat Hossain said, “If the doctors of the hospital think it is necessary to send him to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital for better treatment, they will advise. After that the jail authorities will consider everything including security.