Staff Reporter
Rajib Hossain, a student of Government Titumir College who lost his right arm in a bus accident in the capital, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at Monday midnight.
Earlier he was put on life support since Apirl 10. Rajib’s life support was removed at the Intensive Care Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 12:40 am on Tuesday, Rajib’s aunt Jahanara Begum said.
Rajib lost his right arm while going to college by a double-decker bus of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BTRC). The accident occurred when it was hit by a bus of Sajan Paribahan at SAARC Circle on April 3, she said.
The autopsy of Rajib’s body was conducted by a medial team lead by Dr Pradip Biswas at DMCH on Tuesday morning.
“There’s no major injury to his hand. But there’s blood clots in the brain and a portion of skull was broken due to the impact of the accident,” the Dr said.
DMCH Forensic Doctor Prodip Biswas said Rajib died following a brain hemorrhage, he added.
Rajib’s uncle Zahidul Islam, said Rajib’s first namaz-e-janaza was held at the mosque adjacent to the High Court after Zohr prayers on Tuesday.
Zahidul also said they would take the body to Rajib’s Indrakun village in Bauphal upazila in Patuakhali after the second Namaz-e-janaza around 9:00am on Wednesday.
Following the local administration’s instruction, the relatives of the deceased have taken all preparations to burry him at their family graveyard, he added.
Son of late Helal Uddin Rajib lost his parents in his early age. Since then, he was the guardian of his two younger brothers, maintaining the family through severe hardships.
Rajib was rushed to Samorita Hospital in Panthapath, immediately Ofter the accident and later transferred to DMCH on April 4 for better treatment. Doctors could not re-attach his severed arm.
On April 5, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim visited Rajib and assured his family that the government would bear the full cost of his treatment.
The Minister had also assured that Rajib, upon his recovery, would be given a government job on humanitarian grounds.
