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Police recovered the body of a 40-year-old patient from the bathroom of the medicine ward of Shariatpur Sadar Hospital on Saturday (13 July) morning after he had been missing for two days.
Additional Superintendent of Shariatpur Police, Ahsan Habib, confirmed the matter.
The deceased was identified as Babul Bepari, son of Ali Bepari, from the Purba Toyka area of Muladi upazila, Barishal.
According to the patient's relatives and hospital sources, Babul was admitted to Shariatpur Sadar Hospital on Thursday (11 July) afternoon with breathing difficulties. He was accompanied by his mother, Rokeya Begum. Late at night, Rokeya Begum fell asleep and woke up the next day to find her son missing from his bed. She searched for him in the hospital and informed the nurses about the matter.
However, as he remained missing, Rokeya Begum returned to their village home on Friday (12 July) morning. She came back to the hospital in the afternoon to continue the search for her son. On Saturday (13 July) morning, other patients found Babul lying on the bathroom floor and informed the hospital authorities. Later, police came and recovered the body.
"My uncle had been missing since Thursday (11 July) night. If he went to the bathroom and died, then the bathroom wasn't cleaned for two days. If it had been cleaned, we would have found him earlier. Instead of searching for him, they sent my grandmother home, saying he was missing. We demand justice for this incident,” said Babul’s niece, Hena Akhter.
The body was sent for an autopsy.
“No written complaint has been filed by the victim's family. Legal action will be taken if a complaint is filed,” added the police official.
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