Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- Chancellor of Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Professor Dr Abdus Sattar (68), who is currently in jail in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), was admitted to Jashore General Hospital on Monday morning after falling seriously ill in custody.

Dr Sattar reportedly became unwell inside the Jashore Central Jail at around 10:30am, prompting jail authorities to immediately transfer him to the 250-bed General Hospital for emergency medical care.

Upon arrival at the hospital, he was received by Jashore Civil Surgeon Dr Md Masud Rana, Additional District Magistrate Kamlesh Majumder, Executive Magistrate Md Rezwan, and Prison Hospital Physician Dr Md Sajjad Hossain.

At 11:02am, t...