Pvt Hospital: Pharmacist found dead at director’s room
A pharmacist was found hanging from a window bar in a director's room of a private hospital in the capital's Matuail area yesterday.
Mobarak Karim, 33, worked at Proactive Medical College Hospital, another private hospital in Narayanganj.
"On information, police recovered the body after breaking the door of the director's room of Friendship Specialised Hospital and Digital Diagnostic Centre in Matuail around 11:00am," Siddiqur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Demra Police Station, told The Daily Star.
Mobarak's body was found hanging with a towel from the window bar. His feet were on the floor. The body bore injuries to legs and the neck, the OC added.
However, family members alleged that Mobarak was murdered over money-related issue with the director.
Mobarak of Bhola's Lalmohan upazila used to live in the capital's Kadamtali area with his wife.
Talking to this newspaper, Mainul Islam, brother-in-law of the victim, said the director called Mobarak to Friendship Specialised Hospital and Digital Diagnostic Centre over phone on Thursday afternoon.
"After he went there, his wife called him several times. He received the call once and hung up the call, saying that he was busy. He did not receive any more phone calls," he said, adding that they got the death news from police in the morning.
He said the family would file a case in this connection.
The Daily Star preferred not to mention the hospital director's name as it could not contact the person for comments.
Dr MG Ferdous, managing director of Friendship Specialised Hospital and Digital Diagnostic Centre, said they heard about the incident and that the hospital authorities would help the police investigate the incident.
The MD said he learnt that there was a dispute between Mobarak and another director of the hospital over money-related issue. Police were also looking into the matter.
Family members demanded police check Mobarak's phone call records and CCTV footage of the hospital.
Mobarak's body was sent to Sir Salimullah Medical College morgue for an autopsy.