Family sources said, Poly Khatun,30, wife of Mohiuddin Biswas of Hashadah village of Jibonnagar upazila, was admitted to Kaliganj Ibne Sina Private Clinic at about 4 pm. She was suffering from uterus complications. She was operated upon by Dr Ayub Ali, medical officer (MO) of Harina Kundo Health Complex without keeping her in observation. After several hours, the patient's condition worsened.

When contacted, Dr Ayub Ali who is now undergoing a training course at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) said he came back to Jhenidah town after conducting the operation. 'I did not know that Poly was an asthma patient'. 'Because of asthma, her condition worsened', he said.

However, Poly's nephew Farid said her aunt was operated upon without conducting any test. This is why she died, he said. 'We are taking preparation to file a case against the doctor,' he said.

After Poly's death, clinic owners Abdur Rahman and Hafizur Rahman ousted all the patients and left the clinic under lock and key They could not be contacted although this correspondent tried to contact them several times.