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Minor operation, fatal consequence

2 doctors flee from a private hospital

Staff Correspondent
A man died during a surgery to his wrist at a private hospital in the capital's Shyamoli area Monday night, allegedly because of the doctor's faults.
The two doctors who had per-
formed the surgery -- Hafizur Rahman Khan, orthopaedic consultant of Pongu Hospital, and anaesthetist Habibur Rahman — went into hiding since the incident.
Police yesterday arrested SM Shakhawat Hossain, owner of Sebika Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, and produced him before a Dhaka court. The court granted him bail.
Victim Golam Arefin, 48, son of language movement veteran late Golam Mortuza, was an employee of a private firm and a resident of the capital's Rayerbazar area.
Last year, Arefin broke his left wrist and took treatment at this hospital where the doctors set metal plates in the wrist to help his recovery. On Monday, he got admitted to Sebika hospital to have the plates removed. The surgery began at 5:00pm.
Victim's brother Golam Mustoba filed a case with Mohammadpur Police Station late on Monday stating that Arefin died due to the mistakes made by the doctors.
Mustoba accused the hospital owner and the doctors who performed the operation.
“When the doctors realised that my brother had died due to their fault during the surgery, they told us that the patient's condition was deteriorating and needed to be shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital immediately,” Mustoba told The Daily Star.
But they found Arefin dead when they entered the operating theatre, he said, adding that the doctors who performed the surgery were nowhere to be found right after the incident. “We tried to reach them over mobile phone but their phones rang out," Mustoba said.
He also claimed that the owner of the hospital had pledged Tk 10 lakh to the bereaved family as compensation but did not keep the word.
Sub-Inspector Md Kamruzzaman of Mohammadpur Police Station, who is also the investigation officer of the case, told The Daily Star that he could not arrest any of the doctors accused since they had gone into hiding right after the incident. But police would keep the effort on, added the SI.
The body of the deceased was sent to Dhaka Medical College morgue Monday night for an autopsy. Morgue sources said doctors kept the specimen of lung, liver, heart, kidneys and other organs for viscera test.
Arefin was laid to rest at Azimpur graveyard Tuesday afternoon.
Meanwhile, the staff of Sebika hospital yesterday said both the doctors accused remained absent from duties since Monday night.
The owner of the hospital was not found in the medical facility for his comment while the staff declined to provide his cell phone number when The Daily Star approached.
The Daily Star also repeatedly tried to reach doctor Hafizur, but his mobile phone was found switched off while none received the land phone at his home.