A two-year-old child died after falling from the balcony of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital while accompanying his father and sister who were undergoing treatment there. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon on the balcony of ward 11 in the hospital's four-story building.
The deceased child was identified as Abu Hurairah. His father, Hriday Ali, is a resident of Kushtia Sadar Upazila and works as a rickshaw puller.
Hriday Ali is admitted to ward 14 of the hospital after contracting dengue fever. His six-year-old daughter is also undergoing treatment in ward 24.
Details of the Incident
According to family sources, Hriday Ali and his daughter had received discharge papers and were preparing to return home. At that time, Hriday Ali's wife, Selina Begum, went to the doctor's chamber to complete the paperwork. During this interval, Abu Hurairah, who had recently learned to walk, wandered through an open gate onto the ward's balcony. As the balcony had no grille, the child fell from the second floor.The child was critically injured and was quickly taken to ward 10 of the hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.
Hospital authorities and police are investigating the incident. The lack of a grille on the hospital balcony has raised questions about safety measures at the facility.
