Former Chief Justice A B M Khairul Haque has been admitted to Bangladesh Medical University Hospital in Dhaka after suffering a heart attack in prison.

Prison authorities confirmed the incident on Monday. Khairul Haque’s son, Ashiqul Haque, also said that his father is under doctors’ observation at the hospital.

Khairul Haque was arrested on July 24 by Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police (DB) from his Dhanmondi residence. He was later shown arrested in a murder case filed at Jatrabari Police Station. A court subsequently ordered his remand to prison.