Rajib's condition unstable

The physical condition of college student Rajib, who lost his hand in between two buses in Karwan Bazar of Dhaka, has worsened.

Dhaka Medical College Hospital orthopaedics department head Shamsuzzaman Shahin said, "Rajib has been placed on life support as his neurological and breathing condition has worsened."

On 3 April, Rajib, 21, a second-year undergraduate student of Titumir college in the capital’s Mohakhali area, was travelling on a double decker BRTC bus in Karwan Bazar. He was standing in the doorway at the back of the bus with his hand partially out, when another bus recklessly overtook, severing his hand.

Rajib was rushed to Samarita Hospital, but the physicians there could not re-join the severed hand.

Health minister Mohammad Nasim told the media on Thursday that the government would bear all the medical expenses of Rajib and will provide him with a government job.