Central Hospital sends legal notice to Dr Sangjukta Saha

A lawyer on behalf of the Central Hospital has sent a legal notice to Gynaecologist Dr Sangjukta Saha, asking her to withdraw the 'defamatory' comments she made against the hospital.

Dr Saha will be sued under the DSA if she does not withdraw her comments within seven days, said the hospital's Manager Mamunur Rashid.

Lawyer Md Mazharul Islam sent the legal notice on the hospital's behalf.

Mamunur Rashid said, "She (Dr Saha) held a press conference at her home on Tuesday where she made some defamatory comments against Central Hospital. We have sent a notice to withdraw the comments."

On June 10, a woman named Mahbuba Rahman Akhi was hospitalised with labour pain under Dr Saha at the Central Hospital in Dhaka. Due to alleged mismanagement, her newborn died the same night while Akhi died on June 18.

Akhi's husband Yeakub Ali filed a case in this regard against six identified and several more unidentified people on June 10.

On June 20, Dr Sangjukta Saha held a press conference where she blamed Central Hospital for the tragic incident. Claiming that Akhi was not her patient, she said, “Central Hospital made false statements about me.”

The Central Hospital announced that they would hold a press conference regarding the incident. However, it was called off at the last minute.

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