A Dhaka court has denied bail to two doctors, Dr Muna Shaha and Dr Shahzadi Mustarshida Sultana, who were arrested in the case filed in connection with the death of the newborn due to wrong treatment and the death of the mother at Central Hospital.
Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Asaduzzaman Noor's court passed the order on Wednesday.
Mahfuzul Islam, general registration officer of the concerned police station, confirmed the matter in the court.
On June 15, the court ordered them to be sent to jail. On that day, as the accused voluntarily agreed to give a confessional statement, the investigating officer of the case, Inspector Russell of Dhanmondi police station applied to record it.
In view of the application, the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Afnan Sumi recorded the statement of accused Shahzadi and the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Farah Diba Chandar recorded the statement of accused Muna.
According to the case documents, Mahbuba Rahman Akhi, who was expecting her first child, had been under treatment of Professor Dr Sangjukta Saha at Central Hospital for the last three months.
Akhi was admitted to the hospital at 12:50pm on June 9 as she went into labour. Though Prof Saha was not present at the hospital at the time, the hospital authorities allegedly bluffed the patient's family, saying she is in the hospital and will operate on Akhi.
When attempts for a natural birth failed, an emergency c-section was performed, resulting in the birth of a child who died the following day.
The Central Hospital authorities suggested her husband Yakub Ali to shift Akhi to another hospital; thus, Akhi was admitted into Labaid.
Mahbuba Rahman Akhi passed away on Sunday at the cardiac care unit (CCU) of Labaid Hospital.
