Doctor sued over death of a newborn

A doctor of Islami Bank Medical College Hospital in Rajshahi city's Laxmipur was sued last night for the death of a newborn due to alleged wrong treatment.  

However, the authorities of the hospital said the baby girl died at the hospital yesterday after she suffered cut wounds on the head during a caesarean operation.

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Khalid Hasan, the father of the newborn, filed the case against Shaila Akter, who performed the caesarean operation, with Rajpara Police Station, said Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of the police station.

Khalid told reporters that his wife Tamanna Parvin had been taken to the hospital's caesarean section at 12:00noon. Half an hour later, he was informed of the newborn's death.

When the newborn's body was handed over to the family, he found a deep cut wound on the right side of the baby's head, he said.

Shaila, an assistant professor of Rajshahi Medical College, refuted the allegation of wrong treatment.

She claimed that she was unaware of the newborn's cut wounds, as she was busy with the baby's mother.

"No doctor wants to cause any harm to patients. An accident took palce during the operation," said Masud Ali, superintendent of the hospital.

He said the hospital authorities would bear all medical costs of the mother.