Ceiling fan falls, injures ex-minister Murad Hasan

Former state minister Murad Hassan was injured Thursday night when a ceiling fan at his home in Jamalpur fell on him.

The lawmaker was given medical care by Debashish Rajbangshi, a resident medical officer of the Sarishabari Upazila Health Complex, who confirmed that Murad received stitches on his head and is now under the supervision of a doctor at his residence.

A doctor by training, Murad, son of Jamalpur Awami League leader Matiur Rahman Talukder, was elected to parliament from Jamalpur-4 (Sarishabari, Mesta and Titpalya) on an Awami League ticket in the 2008 general election. He was elected again in 2018 and Hasina made him the state minister for health and family planning. Five months later, he was transferred to the information ministry.

A controversial audio clip of a telephone conversation between him and an actress began to circulate on Facebook in 2021.