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Vol. 4 Num 176 Thu. November 20, 2003  
   
National


2 docs held for 'faulty' operation gets bail


Two doctors, arrested in the town on Monday for an alleged faulty operation, were released on bail on Tuesday.

Dr Mosharraf Hossain, 65 and his son Dr Mahahudul Hasan, 31, were arrested on charge of doing a 'faulty' operation on a woman.

According to police, one Chad Ali of Mazampur village took his wife Fatema Khatun, 45, to Dr. Mosharrf with pain in her abdomen on August 25.

Mosharraf told Chad that his wife should be operated upon immediately.

Chad gave Dr Mosharraf Tk 4700 for the operation. Fatema was admitted to Kiron Polyclinic at Thanapara in the town, owned by Dr Mosharraf.

Dr Mosharraf and his son Dr Mahahudul who recently came home from Russia after completing his MBBS performed the operation.

It was later alleged by the patient that the operation was done on the basis of pathological tests done two month ago and without the help of any anesthetist and necessary equipment.

On the papers given to her during release from the clinic, the name of the disease is written as "Urine Prolapsed" and operation is names "Fothergill."

After a couple of days, Fatem felt serious pain in her abdomen again. He was taken to genealogist Dr. Fatema Ashraf of Kushtia General Hospital

Dr. Fatema suspected that the patient's genital passage was blocked by stitching.

To be sure, she sent the patient to Amin Diagnostic Centre in the town for tests.

Altrasonogram tests confirmed that the patient's genital passage was blocked.

Dr Fatema then advised the patient to go back to the doctor who did the operation.

Chan took his wife back to Dr. Mosharraf and narrated the whole matter. But Mosharraf ignored it and advised her to go home or to another clinic.

Chan went to the Sadar police station and filed a case against Dr Mosharraf and his son Dr Mahmaudul on Sunday.

Police arrested them and produced them before court next day. The court sent them to jail.