The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) authorities have formed a committee to probe a recent kidney transplant, suspected to involve falsification of the relationship between the donor and the recIpient, at their super specialised hospital.

Organ donations beyond family members are strictly prohibited by the country's law.

Speaking to The Daily Star, Prof Habibur Rahman Dulal, proctor of BSMMU, said, "The committee has been asked to submit its report within seven days."

Habibur led the 15-member team that performed the kidney transplant on July 17 (Monday).

Earlier, the BSMMU authorities in a press release said it was the first kidney transplant done at the newly introduced BSMMU Super Specialized Hospital.

According to documents, Suzon Roy, 42, received the kidney from his sibling Susen Roy, 31, and both were from Jhalakathi.

However, it was later revealed that the donor's real name is Sumit Hawlader and he is not the recipient's brother.

When local news channels reported on the transplantation, Sumit's twin Amit Hawlader rushed to the hospital in Dhaka from Jhalakathi.

"My brother was cheated. We heard that he was supposed to be sent to Greece for a job there," he told The Daily Star at the hospital while Sumit undergoing treatment after the surgery.

Sumit Hawlader worked at a diagnostic center in Dhaka's Banani area, according to his wife Sima Joy Dhar, who lives with him in the capital's Indira Road.

On July 1, Sumit quit his job and told his wife he would join a 10-day training programme in Barishal as part of his Greece migration process.

"He left home on Saturday [July 15] for training. We later learned about the transplantation from the news," she said, demanding justice for the negligence by the authorities concerned. 

"It was the hospital authorities' responsibility to verify the identities. Now my husband will never be able to lead a normal life again."

Sources said that Suzon Roy, the kidney recipient, reached Sumit with the help of an organ trafficking ring.

Suzon, who was a migrant worker in Greece, told Sumit that he could also be taken to Greece if he donates one of his kidneys to him.

Suzon's son Sagor Roy told The Daily Star, "We received the kidney from Sumit Hawlader upon his consent. I have no such knowledge about my father telling him he would be taken to Greece. We didn't cheat him.

"We had no idea there was a fake name given. The hospital authorities knew everything."

Prof Habibur said, "Our legal authentication board secured proper authorisation from the metropolitan magistrate for the transplantation. I'm not sure how this happened."