Death of DU student: 7 doctors get bail on surrender

A Dhaka court today granted bail to eight people including seven doctors on their surrender before it in a case filed in connection with death of a Dhaka University student at Central Hospital due to “wrong treatment”.

Metropolitan Magistrate Khurshid Alam passed the order after the accused including Prof ABM Abdullah of the Central Hospital surrendered before the court and sought bail.

The case was filed on Wednesday against them hours after Afia Jahan Chaity, 20, a first year student of zoology department, died at the hospital.

Dhaka University filed the case with Dhanmondi Police Station bringing allegation against Central Hospital Director Dr MA Kashem, Consultant Lt Col (retd) Dr ASM Matlabur Rahman, Prof ABM Abdullah, Dr Murtaza, Dr Jahanara Begum, Dr Maksud Pervin, Dr Masuda Pervin, Dr Tapan Kumer Bairagi and Rashed Yusuf.

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Chaity, was admitted to the hospital on Green Road on Wednesday after doctors of the hospital diagnosed her with "acute myeloblastic leukaemia", a type of blood cancer, according to the medical file of the deceased.

But just before she died around 5:30pm on Thursday, doctors confirmed that she actually had dengue fever, students claimed.

The death of Afia, from Chapainawabganj, triggered a protest among her fellows. Around 200-300 students went to the hospital and vandalised several rooms and other things on the first floor. They also demanded punishment of the doctors.