A woman died of a reported wrong treatment by a physician in Jhalakathi’s Rajapur upazila on Tuesday.
The deceased has been identified as Salma Begum of Putiyakhali village of the upazila, confirmed Rajapur police station OC Zahid Hossain.
Police citing relatives of the deceased said that Salma was breastfeeding her 11-month-old infant in the morning when she felt a pain. She visited a doctor, Mohsin Uddin, at a pharmacy Saima Medical, in Khayerhat Bazar. The doctor administered an injection (Triject), and she fell ill.
Salma’s relatives rushed her to the Rajapur Upazila Health Complex where the duty doctor pronounced her dead.
Visiting the spot, police found that Mohsin Uddin and the pharmacy owner Sajib are missing, said the police OC.
Residential Medical Officer of Rajapur Health Complex Abul Khair Rasel said: “Salma was brought to us around 11:30am. The injection that was prescribed to her cannot be the cause of her death. But initial report suggests she could have died due to pressure of the injection that was administered to her too quickly.”
OC Zahid Hossain said a case is yet to be filed in the incident and action will be taken after investigation.
