Abdul Awal Mintoo hospitalised

BNP vice-president and also a renowned businessman of the country Abdul Awal Mintoo suddenly fell sick and was immediately admitted to United Hospital in the capital on Saturday, reports UNB.

According to family sources, on Friday night after participating in a wedding programme he returned home. Then he went to bed to sleep and felt severe pain in the chest. At one point he was said to have fainted. In these circumstances, he was rushed to hospital.

Mintoo's eldest son, BNP leader Tabith Awal, said doctors apprehend he may have suffered from cardiac complications.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam went to the hospital to see ailing Abdul Awal Mintoo at 2.30 pm.

The 74-year-old Abdul Awal Mintoo is the founder of Multimode Group. He also served the businessmen apex organisation Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) as a president.