8 doctors get bail over DU student’s death

A Dhaka court has 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 (DU) student at Central Hospital due to “wrong treatment”.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge Khurshid Alam granted the bail after the accused had surrendered to the court on Monday morning.

On Thursday afternoon, Afia Jahan Chaity, 20, a first year student of the DU Zoology Department, died at the Central Hospital in the capital as she was given wrong treatment here.

DU 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.

MA Kashem, director of the hospital, was arrested on Thursday night hours after DU authorities filed the case.

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

The death of Afia, from Chapainawabganj, sparked protest among her fellow students.

Around 200-300 students went to the hospital and vandalised several rooms protesting the death. They also demanded punishment of the doctors.