A puerperal woman died at Holy Crescent Paediatric and General Hospital in Munsefpara, Brahmanbaria yesterday afternoon, allegedly due to the hospital authorities’ negligence.
The victim, Nazma Akhter, 30, who had a home birth, was taken to the hospital after she became critically ill, and died in an operation room around 1:30pm, her husband Tajul Islam told the Dhaka Tribune.
“There were no doctors in the hospital when we took my wife there. A few nurses and the hospital owner’s wife, Nargis Begum, attended to her. We even tried to get Nazma discharged from the hospital, but they did not let us,” Tajul complained.
Shortly after arriving at the hospital, Nazma was taken to an operation room, where her blood sample was taken and an injection was administered on her. She died soon after.
Police were notified in this regard and Sub-Inspector Premdhan Mazumdar of Brahmanbaria Sadar police station visited the hospital, but no case was filed in this regard until yesterday evening, when this report was filed.
When contacted, Brahmanbaria Civil Surgeon Dr Hasina Akhter told the Dhaka Tribune that she was aware of the situation and appropriate action would be taken against the hospital authorities if the allegations were proven true.
