Jailed retired Supreme Court Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik has been transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital following surgery to stop internal bleeding from ruptured testicles.

Manik sustained the critical injuries on Saturday after unruly people attacked him on the premises of the Sylhet court while he was being taken to a judge.

Jail authorities said he was taken to Osmani Medical College Hospital for surgery on Saturday night, according to Sylhet DIG (Prisons) Md. Sagir Mia.

He said Manik's condition was critical due to internal bleeding from an assault, which resulted in one of his testicles rupturing.

Sagir Mia also mentioned that Justice Manik was already in poor health at the time of his detention at the border. He emphasised that medical care should have been arranged before presenting him before court.

Upon arrival at the hospital, Manik was immediately taken to the operation theater, where he underwent a 45-minute surgery. According to hospital Director Mahbubur Rahman Bhuiyan, the operation was successful, and Manik is now stable and under observation in the ICU.

Earlier on Saturday afternoon, justice Manik was taken to the Sylhet Chief Judicial Magistrate-1 Alamgir Hossain’s court.

On the night of Friday, August 23, Justice Manik was apprehended by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) while attempting to flee to India illegally through the Dona border in Kanaighat Upazila, Sylhet.

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