Noted sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhashini was admitted to Labaid Hospital in Dhaka today due to multiple complications including diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.

She was taken to the hospital around 1:00pm in “critical condition” from her Gulshan residence of the capital, Labaid Hospital’s Assistant General Manager (Corporate Commission) Saiful Islam Lelnin told The Daily Star.

She is now undergoing treatment at coronary care unit (CCU)-1 of the hospital, he said adding that a 10-member medical board was formed tonight to assess her physical condition.

Her condition deteriorated after she fell down on the floor at her residence yesterday. Earlier, she had also undergone a bypass surgery.