Dhaka, June 1 -- Hannan Mollah, father of Ramisa Akter, the 8-year-old who was "raped and murdered" in Dhaka's Pallabi, has been admitted to the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) with complaints of "chest pain" after a fever.

The institute's Director Abdul Wadud Chowdhury confirmed Hannan's admission on Monday.

Wadud said, "[Hannan] had a fever for the past five days. [On Monday,] he came to the hospital after suddenly feeling chest pain.

"I think he had a viral fever, which is why he was feeling pain in the heart cover [rib cage]."

The NICVD director said Hannan will be kept under observation at the hospital.

"[Hannan] is completely fine. He's so fine that he wants to go home now. But we want to keep him under ob...