A doctor of the surgery department of the 250-bed Bogra Government Muhammad Ali Hospital has died after overdosing on sleeping pills.
The deceased was Dr Romana Sharmin Rumma, 40, assistant registrar of the surgery department.
She is suspected to have committed suicide through sleeping pills.
After the autopsy at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Friday afternoon, her body was brought to her home in Brindabanpara, Bogra.
Bogra Sadar police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Saihan Oliullah said: “After receiving the autopsy report, the actual cause of death can be confirmed. A case of unnatural death was filed at the police station.”
According to police, Dr Romana, wife of Sajedul Islam, assistant professor at TMMSS medical college hospital in Gaibandha and daughter of late Abdul Kaium of Brindabanpara, Bogra, inadvertently attempted suicide by consuming sleeping pills on Wednesday night.
Suicide is the second highest cause of death in BangladeshInitially treated at the TMMSS hospital, she was later transferred to Dhaka's Evercare Hospital by air ambulance due to deteriorating health conditions. She passed away while undergoing treatment there on Thursday evening.
Dr Shafiq Amin Kajal, RMO of Government Mohammad Ali Hospital, described Dr Romana as a dedicated professional with no apparent personal issues that could have hinted at such a tragic outcome.
The OC Saihan Oliullah assured us that legal measures would be taken based on the family's complaint regarding the incident.
