Doctors at CARe Hospital declared the one and a half years old child dead on arrival on Thursday. The child was given oxygen, but the oxygen mask was removed during the transfer, according to CARe Hospital General Manager Md Abdullah Khan. Relatives brought the child to the CARe Hospital, Abdullah said and added they took the child away after it was declared dead. CARe authorities decided to treat the Suhrawardy patients, who were forced to leave the government hospital due to the fire, for free, he added. Health Minister Zahid Maleque and Fire Service Director Genera Ali Ahmed Khan, while visiting Suhrawardy Hospital in the evening, said there were no casualties in the fire.

Source: bd News24 February 14, 2019 17:48 UTC