Language Movement veteran Ahmad Rafique hospitalised again

Language Movement veteran Ahmed Rafique has been admitted to hospital in Dhaka once again after his health deteriorated. He was taken to Labaid Hospital shortly after 9pm on Saturday, his personal aide Abul Kalam told bdnews24.com. He said, “Sir was already undergoing treatment at the hospital. He was brought home on Friday morning after showing some improvement, but his condition worsened again this morning. “Later at night, he was admitted to hospital. He is there now.” The 96-year-old has long been unwell with multiple complications. A spinal fracture has left him mostly immobile and confined indoors. Rafique’s name is inseparably tied to the Language Movement, one of the greatest achievements of Bengalis, when he was a student at Dhaka Medical...