Dhaka, March 6 -- Former Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique has been hospitalised in critical condition after suffering a stroke.

His younger brother, Sakrin Arefin, confirmed the matter to bdnews24.com on Thursday evening.

"He was walking at home while talking in the afternoon when he suddenly fell to the floor. We rushed him to BIRDEM (Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders) Hospital immediately. After initial tests, doctors confirmed he had a stroke," Sakrin said.

Asked about the latest condition, he added: "He is not doing well and is in the ICU."

Prof Arefin is receiving treatment at the intensive care unit, or ICU, of the Neuroscience Unit at the...