He was rushed to a Sylhet hospital after experiencing chest pain during a visit to his constituency in Companiganj.
Industries and Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir visits Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury at Mount Adora Hospital in Sylhet on Friday, 6 November. Photo: Courtesy
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Industries and Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir visits Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury at Mount Adora Hospital in Sylhet on Friday, 6 November. Photo: Courtesy
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury was admitted to a hospital in Sylhet today (6 November) after experiencing sudden chest pain and discomfort during a visit to his constituency in Companiganj.
He was taken to Sylhet’s Mount Adora Hospital in Akhalia, where he was later admitted.
Doctors said he was now out of danger.
Sohel Ahmed, an assistant accompanying the minister, said he had been feeling much better but had been advised by doctors to rest.
The minister had travelled to his constituency, Sylhet-4, to inaugurate a development project.
He fell ill after the programme while preparing to leave for another engagement, Sohel said.
Ariful Haque is currently under the care of cardiologist Dr Shishir Basak and neuromedicine specialist Dr Nazrul Islam at the hospital.
Industries and Commerce Minister Khandakar Muktadir visited him at the hospital in the evening.
