Actor Riaz hospitalised with chest pain during shoot

Actor Riaz Uddin Ahamed Siddique has been admitted to Apollo Hospital with severe chest pain during a shoot.Known only as Riaz in Bangladesh’s film industry, he was rushed to the hospital in Dhaka at around 9:15pm on Monday, the hospital’s duty manager told us.“Riaz was brought to the emergency department with cardiac issues. He was conscious at the time.”Riaz was taken to the hospital from the sets of film ‘Krishnapakkha’.Actor Meher Afroz Shaon, wife of late writer and film director Humayun Ahmed, is directing the film.The film’s Assistant Director Jewel Rana told: “At around 8:15pm, Riaz felt a pain in the chest during the shooting. So, we took him to Apollo Hospital.”