999 saves new mother

A woman, who had excessive bleeding after giving birth to a baby in a running train on Monday, is stable now, as she got necessary medical treatment following a call to emergency helpline number 999. 

Abdul Wadud, assistant director of Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital, confirmed it.

Nabia Begum, 30, wife of day labourer Md Shakmal Hossain of Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila, along with her family members were returning home from Dhaka by Lalmonirhat Express.

Shakmal said his wife felt severe labour pain around 2:00am on Monday. 

“There was no doctor in the train. Even nobody came forward to help us. Around 2:30am, my wife gave birth to a male child through vaginal delivery. Soon after giving birth to the baby, Nabia had excessive bleeding. At the time, a passenger or a constable of Government Railway Police called helpline number 999 seeking help” said Shakmal.

“When we reached Bogura railway station, firefighters took us to the hospital,” he said.