A tragic incident occurred in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha where a mother and her newborn died due to alleged wrong treatment at Ma Clinic and Nursing Home.
The deceased has been identified as Parvin Akter Parul Begum (25). Following the incident, angry relatives of the patient vandalized the clinic and attempted to set it on fire. Separate teams of the army, police, and fire service rushed to the scene and brought the situation under control. The incident took place on Saturday morning (Oct 18)
According to family sources, on Friday evening ( Oct 17), Parul Begum was admitted to Ma Clinic for a cesarean delivery. The surgery started around 11 p.m., and by around 4 a.m., the patient passed away. In an attempt to conceal the incident, the clinic staff reportedly tried to send the dead body to Rangpur in an ambulance, claiming it was being referred for better treatment. Realizing the truth, the patient’s relatives became furious and began vandalizing the clinic, setting fire to parts of the facility.
The deceased, Parul Begum (25), was the daughter of Badsha Mia of Jamalpur village in Palashbari municipality and the wife of Shamim Mia of Bishramgachi village under Mahdipur Union. She was the mother of two children.
Family members alleged that Parul had undergone two previous cesarean deliveries successfully, but during this third operation, wrong treatment and negligence by the clinic’s staff caused her death. They demanded exemplary punishment for the responsible doctor and nurse, Fatema Begum, and called for the immediate closure of Ma Clinic and Nursing Home.
