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Twin who survived refusal of treatment at a hospital returns home
The twin who survived after being forced to leave a private hospital returned home from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Monday after recovering.
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) made the necessary arrangements for the child’s treatment at DMCH and provided its family with financial support, said Major Zulkair Naen of RAB-3.
He said, the incident was extremely inhumane that the twins were not given treatment, rather forced to leave the hospital because their parents couldn’t bear the expenses, and one of them even died. The surviving twin was then treated in DMCH on the instructions of RAB officials.
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He also warned hospital authorities that if any patient is forced to leave hospital without proper treatment action would be taken against them.
On January 7, twins- Abdullah and Ahmedullah were taken to Amader Bangladesh Hospital in city's Shyamoli as they became sick. Their parents couldn’t manage to pay the hospital bill so they were forced to leave the hospital. One of the twins, Ahmedullah died on the way to the DMCH.
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After various media covered the incident the owner of the hospital Golam Sarwar was arrested by RAB.
DMCH staff injured in attack by Chhatra League activists
Three staff of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) were injured in an attack by some activists of the DMCH unit Chhatra League during a sit-in programme at the college premises on Monday.
The injured were identified as Jony, Bashar and Naim.
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Shipon Mia, general secretary of Bangladesh 4th class Government Workers Association, said the staff of the hospital was holding a sit-in programme in front of the office of the Principle of the college demanding cancellation of recruitment of outsourcing manpower in the morning.
At one stage, the activists of Chhatra League swooped on them and carried out an attack during their peaceful demonstration, leaving three people injured.
When the news spread, the staff confined the students after closing the main gate of the ward corridor, creating a panic among the patients.
Later, the authorities brought the situation under control and released the students for confiscation.
Biker killed, pillion rider injured in Dhaka road accident
A 27-year-old biker returning home died while his friend riding pillion sustained injuries in a collision with a speeding truck in the Jahangir Gate area of the capital in the early hours of Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Md Nayeem, son of Abu Taher, a resident of the city's Dakshinkhan area.
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Police said the accident occurred between Jahangir Gate and Mohakhali Flyover around 1.30 am. The impact of the crash was such that Nayeem died on the spot. His friend, Mehedi, sustained injuries in the accident.
Nayeem was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where doctors declared him dead on arrival. His friend, is currently undergoing treatment at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital.
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Md Bachchu Mia, in-charge (inspector) of the police outpost at DMCH, said the body has been kept in the hospital morgue for an autopsy.
Munshiganj fire: 28-yr-old woman dies of burn injuries
Another Munshiganj cylinder explosion victim has succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), officials said on Thursday.
Shanta Begum, 28, wife of Kawsar Khan of Char Muktarpur in Sadar upazila, passed away at the hospital's Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery around 2 30 am, after battling for her life for a week, Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH police outpost, said.
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Shanta’s husband Kawsar died on December 4 while their two children -- Yeasmin, 6, and Fatema, 3 -- passed away on December 2 at a local hospital.
All the four family members and another person -- a neighbour -- sustained burn injuries in a fire triggered by the cooking gas cylinder blast in their house in the Char Muktarpur area of Munshiganj's Sadar upazila in the early hours of December 2.
The neighbour, Hritika Pal, is currently undergoing treatment at a local hospital.
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For over eight years, Kawsar, a welder by profession, had been staying in Munshiganj with his family.
Sadar Police Station OC Rajib Khan had said, "Prima facie, it seemed to be a cooking gas cylinder explosion. But a CID team is investigating the case."
Man dies from electrocution in city
A 28-year-old man died from electrocution at a rickshaw garage in the city’s Uttar Badda area early Monday.
The deceased was identified as Maidul, a rickshaw puller and son of Ashek Ali of Sundarganj in Gaibandha district.
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Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) police outpost, said Maidul came in contact with an electric wire at the garage around 12:45 am and fell unconscious.
Later, he was taken to DMCH where doctors declared him dead around 1:45 am.
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Mugda fire: Another victim dies at DMCH
A 35-year-old man, who sustained injuries in a fire in the city’s Mugda area, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Sudhangshu, a resident of the area.
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Dr SM Ayub Hossain of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said Sudhuangshu, who received 25 percent burn injuries on November 22 (Monday) succumbed to his injuries in the early hours on Saturday.
The fire broke out from gas cylinder leakage around 7.30 am on Monday on the ground floor of an apartment at Matobbor Gali of Mugda.
Four of a family- Sudhangshu, Prianka, 32, Arup, 5 and Shefali, 55- sustained burn injuries during the fire.
Priyanka’s brother Palash said that the four family members suffered burn injuries as they lit the stove in the morning unaware of the gas leakage.
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Later, they were taken to the burn unit of the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
Priyanka, who received 72 percent burns, succumbed to her injuries around 3am on Tuesday while her son Arup died around 11pm on Monday.
Notre Dame College student dies being hit by DSCC truck
A 17-year-student of Notre Dame College was killed when a garbage truck of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) hit him at Golchattar in the city’s Gulistan area on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Naim Hasan, son of Shah Alam Dewan of Laxmipur district and a 2nd year student of the college.
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Quoting witnesses, Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) police outpost, said the garbage truck hit Naim while he was crossing a road in the area around 11:30 am, leaving him injured.
He was taken to DMCH where doctors declared him dead around 12:15 pm.
On information, police seized the vehicle and arrested the truck driver.
Jashore pre-polls violence: Injured man dies at DMCH
A man, who was hacked during pre-election violence in Jashore’s Sharsha upazila on Tuesday, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Mostafizur Rahman Dhabak, 42, son of Khatib Dhabak of Bagachara union of the upazila and a supporter of rebel chairman candidate AH Khaleq.
AH Khaleq Dhabak alleged that on that night, supporters of chairman candidate Ilias Kabir Bakul (boat symbol) hacked Mostafizur Rahman with sharp weapons and he was admitted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital(DMCH) with serious injuries.
According to locals, supporters of candidate Ilias Kabir Bakul attacked rebel candidate AH Khaleq Dhabak’s procession when it reached near Baitul Mamun Jame Mosque in the area, leaving Mostafizur and two injured .
Later they were admitted to DMCH for advanced treatment.
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As the death news spread, supporters of rebel chairman candidate AH Khaleq gathered at Bagachara Bazar on Saturday morning and burned tires, halting traffic movement.
The rebel candidate’s supporters also vandalized the election office AL candidate.
Later police brought the situation under control.
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Officer-in-Charge of Sharsha Police Station Badrul Alam said a tense situation has been prevailing at Bagachra following Mustafizur’s death and additional police have been deployed to avoid trouble.
Newborn baby girl’s body recovered from DMCH
Police recovered the body of a newborn baby girl from the garden gate of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday.
Sources at the DMCH said, on information, a team police from Shahbagh police station went to the spot and recovered the body at 10:30 am.
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Sub-Inspector of the police station Deepak Bala said it was known immediately who had left the body of the one-day old baby there but police are trying to find it out.
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Jatrabari cylinder blast: Another victim dies at DMCH
Another man, who sustained injuries in a gas cylinder blast in the city’s Jatrabari area, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday night, raising the death toll from the incident to four.
The deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam, 50.
Read: Jatrabari gas cylinder blast: Death toll rises to 3
Shafiqul, who was undergoing treatment at the hospital with 88 percent burn injuries, breathed his last at night, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police outpost.
On Saturday afternoon, six people received burn injuries when a gas cylinder exploded in a shop in Sayedabad area of Jatrabari in the capital. They were all rushed to DMCH.
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Of the injured victim, Bishwanath Dutta, 48, died at the hospital on Sunday while MD Ripon and Abdul Kalam succumbed to their injuries on Tuesday.
Besides, the condition of another victim, Kabir Hossain, 35, who received 85 percent burn injuries, is stated to be critical.