Magura child loses battle for life
The eight-year-old girl from Magura has passed away while undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka.
Physicians declared her death around 1:00 pm today, Thursday.
Professor Colonel Nazmul Hamid of the pediatric neurology department at CMH confirmed this to Prothom Alo.
Colonel Nazmul Hamid said the child suffered two more “cardiac arrests” this morning. She was revived twice through cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). She suffered from another cardiac arrest around 12:00 pm but this time she could not be revived even after performing CPR.
She was declared dead around 1:00 pm, Professor Nazmul Hamid added.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) issued a media release regarding the death today.
It said the torture victim Magura child breathed her last at CMH in Dhaka at 1:00 pm today. She could not be saved even after every attempt of specialists using a cutting edge medicine system at CMH. The child suffered three cardiac arrests this morning. Though her condition could be stabled twice, her heart beat did not return the third time.
The ISPR media release further said the child was admitted in critical condition at CMH. Bangladesh Army seeks forgiveness of the departed soul of the child. Bangladesh Army condoles the bereaved family of the child.
The army also pledged to stay by the family of the child in any need.
The child’s mother filed a case on allegations of rape of the child who went to visit her sister’s home.
The child’s brother-in-law, his parents, and his elder brother have been arrested and placed on remand in this connection.
The child was first taken to Magura 250-bed Hospital in an unconscious state at around 11:30 am last Thursday by her sister’s mother-in-law. Later, the child’s mother went to the hospital.
She was transferred to Faridpur Medical College Hospital that afternoon and subsequently to Dhaka Medical College Hospital later that night.
She was placed on life support on Friday night before being moved to CMH on Saturday evening for further critical care.
An 8-member medical board was formed for the child’s medical treatment.
Countrywide condemnation has been going on in the incident. Protests and demonstrations have been going on against rape and torture across the country.