Sexual Harassment of Patient: Hospital staffer held, case filed in Khulna

Police yesterday detained and filed a case against a hospital staffer who was accused of sexually harassing a Covid-19 patient from Khulna city's Hafiz Nagar area.  

The incident took place on Saturday, when Nazrul Islam, a ward boy of Khulna Diabetic Hospital, reportedly sexually harassed a 25-year-old woman who was being treated there.

Md Momtazul Haq, officer-in-charge of Sonadanga Model Police Station, confirmed his detention to The Daily Star.

The victim lodged a complaint yesterday, and a case was filed under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.

Nazrul was scheduled to be presented before a court on the same day.

According to hospital sources, the woman was admitted to the hospital on June 6, after testing positive for Covid-19.

On the night of June 13, Nazrul went to the women's ward area and sexually harassed the patient.

After nurses noticed what was happening, Nazrul fled  the scene. The victim later informed authorities citing the incident.

Khulna Diabetic Hospital is run by Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) authorities.

KMCH Director Munshi Md Reza Sekender said the patient was sent for home isolation on Monday, and Nazrul was sacked immediately after receiving verbal complaints from the patient's relatives.