LGRD minister Moyeen Khan in CCU after chest pain, condition improving

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan was admitted to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of Evercare Hospital in the capital's Bashundhara Residential Area on Wednesday night, October 21, after he suddenly felt chest pain. His condition is reported to be better than in the previous days.

Moyeen Khan is a member of the Standing Committee of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

Social Welfare Minister Professor Dr A Z M Zahid Hossain, MP, also a member of the BNP Standing Committee, visited Moyeen Khan at the hospital around 2:00pm on Thursday. He spoke with the physicians in charge and asked about the minister's overall health.

Shayrul Kabir Khan, a member of the BNP Media Cell, confirmed the information.

Speaking to this correspondent, the minister's personal assistant, Bahauddin Bhuiyan Milton, said Moyeen Khan's condition was better than the day before. He asked well-wishers to pray for the minister's swift recovery.

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir visited Evercare Hospital to see the minister in the morning. During the visit, the President inquired about the minister's condition and treatment and wished him a speedy recovery, according to the President's Press Wing.

Party leaders, supporters and well-wishers have expressed hope that the minister will recover soon and return to his duties.