Bangladesh, Sept. 2 -- Meghmallar Basu, the Pratirodh Panel's general secretary candidate in the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections, has been admitted to hospital in the middle of campaigning.

On Tuesday, Meghmallar, also president of a Dhaka University Students' Union faction, said that he required urgent surgery for appendicitis.

In a Facebook post, he wrote: "What I feared has come true. My body has betrayed me. Appendicitis surgery tonight. I don't think I'll be able to campaign in person anymore. It's a simple operation, but the doctor is refusing to delay it. The condition has apparently worsened quite a bit."

Meghmallar also sought prayers and blessings from both "political friends and foes".

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