Dhaka, June 29 -- Former minister Dipu Moni has been taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital after falling ill in prison before being returned to Munshiganj District Jail following treatment.

Jannat Ul Farhad, assistant inspector general of the Department of Prisons, told bdnews24.com on Monday that Dipu Moni, who is being held at Munshiganj District Jail, suddenly fell ill around midnight on Sunday after an allergy she had worsened, causing her face to swell.

She was then rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors treated the former education and foreign minister before sending her back to jail.

"Following treatment and the attending physician's advice, she was returned to Munshiganj District Jail at around 12:30pm on Mon...