Language Movement veteran Matin hospitalised

Veteran of the great language movement, Abdul Matin, has been admitted to a city hospital in a critical condition. He was first taken to National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Monday night after his condition worsened, Matin's nephew Abdus Salam said. Later, he was transferred to City Hospital at Mohammadpur in the city. A team of doctors there were to hold an emergency meeting around 10:30pm to review his condition and treatment, Salam said. Matin's relative Tipu Biswas said, ‘Doctors have said that his right side has been paralysed following a stroke.’ He is currently undergoing treatment at the hospital's ICU, Biswas said. The 88-year-old veteran of 1952 Language Movement lives with his family at Mohammadpur, according to a news agency.