Newborn's Death
SC stays HC order till October 16
The Supreme Court yesterday stayed a High Court order till October 16 which earlier directed police to arrest the officials, doctors and nurses allegedly responsible for the death of a newborn at Ibn Sina Hospital.
Justice MA Wahhab Miah, chamber judge of the SC, passed the order after holding hearing on a petition filed by the hospital authorities seeking stay on the HC order.
The HC directed police on August 25 to arrest the trustee board members, two doctors and two nurses of Ibn Sina Hospital, who attended the delivery of the newborn.
The doctors and nurses allegedly neglected their duties in treating the baby and committed an offence as they did not allow the parents to see the baby in the hospital on August 9.
The HC passed the order following a report on the incident aired by a private television channel on August 15.
The hospital authorities recently filed the petition with the SC seeking stay on the HC order.
Defence lawyer Advocate Ahsanul Karim told The Daily Star that police would not arrest the accused till October 16 following the SC order.
Idris Sikder, father of the deceased, filed a case with Dhanmondi Police Station on August 24 accusing two doctors and two nurses of the hospital for their negligence in duty. The newborn died on August 9.
Six employees including a doctor and two nurses of Ibn Sina Hospital were released from jail on September 4 after they obtained bail in the case.
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