Highlights
- Doctors say the next 72 hours are crucial for assessing Osman Hadi’s condition
- Severe brain injury detected though other organs remain functional
- A multidisciplinary medical board has been formed at Evercare Hospital
- The incident occurred during election campaigning in Dhaka-8
The condition of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Mancha and a potential independent candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency, remains critical after he was shot during an election campaign. The update was confirmed by Dr. Arif Mahmud, Director of Medical Services at Evercare Hospital Bangladesh.
Speaking to journalists in front of Evercare Hospital on Saturday (13 December), Dr. Arif Mahmud said,
হাদির চিকিৎসা-সংক্রান্ত অগ্রগতি সম্পর্কে অন্তত ৭২ ঘণ্টা না পেরোলে কিছু বলা যাচ্ছে না।‘ওসমান হাদির মস্তিষ্কে আঘাত অত্যন্ত গুরুতর। হৃদযন্ত্র সচল থাকলেও মস্তিষ্কের অবস্থা খুব খারাপ। তাই এককথায় এই মুহূর্তে কিছু বলা যাচ্ছে না। প্রয়োজনে অপেক্ষার সময় আরো দীর্ঘ হতে পারে।‘মস্তিষ্কের স্টেমে আঘাতের কারণে হাদির চোখ স্থির হয়ে আছে। তবে ইতিবাচক দিক হলো তার শরীরের অন্যান্য অঙ্গ এখনো কার্যকর রয়েছে।
Translation: “It is not possible to comment on Hadi’s medical progress until at least 72 hours have passed. His brain injury is extremely severe. Although his heart is functioning, the condition of his brain is very poor. At this moment, nothing definitive can be said, and the waiting period may need to be extended if necessary.”
He further explained that due to injury to the brain stem, Hadi’s eyes remain fixed. However, he noted a positive sign, stating that other organs of Hadi’s body are still functioning.
The shooting incident took place on Friday afternoon in the Box Culvert area of Nayapaltan while Hadi was campaigning. He was critically injured by a gunshot to the head and was immediately taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). After undergoing surgery there, he was placed in the ICU. Later, at the request of his family, he was transferred to Evercare Hospital for advanced treatment.
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Evercare Hospital confirmed that a multidisciplinary medical board has been formed to oversee his treatment as he remains on the brink between life and death. The information was shared by Dr. Md. Jafar Iqbal, Senior Consultant and Coordinator of ICU and HDU at Evercare Hospital.
According to the hospital, the medical board includes specialists from multiple departments. Dr. Aliuzzaman has been appointed as the primary consultant, with Dr. Jafar Iqbal serving as the ICU consultant.
The board also includes senior consultants from neurosurgery, neuro-anesthesia, cardiology, nephrology, respiratory medicine, neuromedicine, cardiothoracic surgery, thoracic surgery, orthopedics, ENT, and hematology.
The medical board includes the following doctors:
- Dr. Aliuzzaman – Primary Consultant
- Dr. Md. Jafar Iqbal – Senior Consultant, ICU and HDU
- Dr. Selim Mohammad Jahangir – Senior Consultant, Neuro-Anesthesia and ICU
- Dr. Jillur Rahman – Senior Consultant, Neurosurgery
- Dr. A Q M Reza – Senior Consultant, Cardiology
- Dr. Masum Kamal Khan – Senior Consultant, Nephrology
- Dr. Ziaul Haque – Senior Consultant, Respiratory Medicine
- Dr. Khondaker Mahbubur Rahman – Senior Consultant, Neuromedicine
- Dr. S M Hasan Shahriar – Senior Consultant, Neuromedicine
- Dr. Zulfikar Haider – Senior Consultant, Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Dr. Shahinur Rahman – Senior Consultant, Thoracic Surgery
- Dr. Atiar Rahman – Senior Consultant, Orthopedics
- Dr. Ekram Ud Doula – Senior Consultant, ENT
- Dr. Kazi Smita Haque – Consultant, Hematology
Overall supervision of the treatment is being conducted by Dr. Arif Mahmud, Director of Medical Services at Evercare Hospital Bangladesh.
Hospital authorities added that Osman Hadi was transferred to Evercare Hospital’s Critical Care Unit on Friday night following post-operative stabilization at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Source: News 24
