Rajib will be given govt job: Health Minister

Desk Report: Health Minister Mohammed Nasim has said Rajib Hossain, who lost his right hand in a tragic road accident, would be given a government job.

"Rajib is an orphan. So, the government will bear the entire treatment cost of him. Considering the future of his two brothers, Rajib will be given a government job once he is cured," he added.

The Minister told this to the reporters after visiting Rajib at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday.

Nasim said Rajib lost his right hand and sustained injuries in his head. He was transferred to ICU as his condition deteriorated.

"The treatment of Rajib is undergoing and we hope that he will be cured fully," he added.

The health minister also said if the medical board, constituted for the treatment of Rajib, thinks that his hand could be replaced again subject to his full cure, the government then would take necessary steps in this regard.

Replying to a question, he said such kind of accident is always unfortunate and the perpetrators of such crimes would be brought to justice.

DMCH Director Brigadier General AKM Nasir Uddin said Rajib is still not out of danger and he would undergo city scan.

Former city mayor of Rajshahi AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, Coordinator of the Burn Unit Dr Samanta Lal Sen, Bangladesh Homeopathic Board Chairman Dr Dilip Roy were, present, among others on the occasion.

Rajib Hossain, a third-year student of Government Titumir College, lost the hand after it got stuck between two speeding buses trying to overtake each other in the capital's Bangla Motor area on Tuesday.

Profusely bleeding, he was taken to Samorita Hospital in Panthapath. He was at the post-operative intensive care unit (ICU) until Wednesday noon.

Later, the 22-year-old was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for better treatment._BSS

 

risingbd/Dhaka/April 05, 2018/A K Azad