Published: 10:45 AM, 07 September 2026
Child dies from 'wrong treatment' at Noakhali eye hospital
A child has died at a private eye hospital in Noakhali Sadar Upazila, allegedly due to wrong treatment, sending staff fleeing the premises.
The civil surgeon later turned up at Islamia Eye Hospital in Noakhali Municipality's Dattarhat and, finding the place deserted, ordered it shut down.
Abul Hossain, the hospital's managing director who had carried out the child's surgery, could not make his escape as he was with the patient's family at the time.
The incident took place on Saturday night, Sudharam Model Police Station chief Nazrul Islam said.
Hossain, now in police custody, has claimed he is a diploma-holding senior optometrist.
Noakhali Civil Surgeon Anwar Hossain, however, said optometrists can examine eyes and prescribe ordinary glasses but cannot perform surgery.The hospital had previously been shut down once before, according to Naima Nusrat Jabin, the outgoing health and family planning officer for the Sadar Upazila.
She said a raid was carried out on Jun 8, 2024, after irregularities were found, leading to the hospital's closure at the time.
The child who died, 13-year-old Md Moslem, was from Charbasu village in Lakshmipur's Kamalnagar Upazila, a border area between Noakhali and Lakshmipur.
As per the child's relatives, Moslem was struck in the eye by another child while playing with peers on Saturday afternoon.
causing blood to pool and swelling in the eye.
His parents rushed him to a village doctor at the local Cheuakhali Bazar, who, finding the injury serious, advised them to take him to an eye hospital.
