Negligent doctors
I could not just shrug my shoulders and accept young Shamsher Mahmud's death (D.S., 23 Dec. 2005) as another example of 'negligence' by our local doctors. Even as a layman, I fail to understand how a cardiologist could think of subjecting a cardiac patient in utter distress to an Exercise Tolerance Test. We should not just let such incidents pass. I would hope that the Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) would initiate a through enquiry into the incident, not just as a whitewash of one of their community members. If found negligent,
BMA should cancel the licence to practice of the so-called doctor in question. Secondly, I would urge the bereaved parents to start a malpractice suit against the doctor and donate the fine to a noble cause.
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