On September 24, a 19-year-old patient named Biplob Mondol died as Sumon, a ward boy, allegedly administered an injection to him.
According to another allegation, an infant named Khadiza, youngest daughter of Nasima Begum and Bahadur Dhali, was stolen by a woman from in front of the gate of the hospital on September 22.
Khadiza’s father was undergoing treatment for a brain tumor at the hospital’s neurosurgery department for the past two and a half months.
DMCH Director General Brig Gen Mizanur Rahman, at a press briefing yesterday afternoon, said they had found no evidence that Sumon had administered any kind of injection to Biplob’s body.
It was primarily suspected that Biplob’s death was a result of his brain haemorrhage and breathing problems, he said, adding that the main reason behind his death can be confirmed after the autopsy report.
Mizanur said: “Biplob’s relatives have already changed their view on this matter and are convinced that it was their misconception as they got emotional at that hour.”
However, the committee formed to investigate the matters, led by Assistant Director Khwaja Abdul Gafur, observed that the assigned doctor should have had taken care of the patient personally and a relative of the patient or a nurse should have been asked to hold the nebuliser mask instead of the ward boy.
About the stolen infant, the DG refuted the claim, and said the hospital had nothing to do in this matter. “The theft took place in front of a pharmacy just outside the hospital gate. So the hospital cannot be held responsible for it,” he added.
He said that a woman had misled the elder sister of the infant and took away the baby. The mother of the infant also acknowledges this, he added.
However, he admitted that security should be improved on and around the hospital premises.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
