A six-member medical board was formed yesterday by the Dhaka Medical College Hospital authorities to ensure a better treatment of 11-year-old Shanto Islam who sustained bullet wounds during a clash between police and Jamaat-Shibir activists on Friday.
The medical board would be headed by Prof Quazi Deen Mohammad, principal of Dhaka Medical College. Five other members of the medical board are Prof Dr Nazmul Ahasan, Prof Dr Shahiduzzaman, Associate Professor Kamrul Islam, Associate Professor Raziul Islam and Associate Professor Asit Chandra Sarker.
Confirming the incident, Dr Pijush Kanti Mitro, assistant registrar of Neurosurgery department, told the Dhaka Tribune that they were now treating the child as per suggestions of the medical board. He also said the wounds of the child was healing.
“The child is now walking, taking food by himself and also moving around but we are not letting him do so as he is still weak and needs rest to heal completely,” Dr Pijush added.
Shanto, a class III student of Rupganj Agarpar Government Primary School, came to his aunt’s house four days back from Munshiganj with his mother Asma Begum to see for themselves the new shop of his father. His father rented the shop only a week ago.
He sustained over 70 rubber bullet injuries during a clash between Jamaat-Shibir activists and police officials on Friday in Fakirerpool. He is undergoing treatment at DMCH’s paediatric unit.