Sahanara had brought her daughter Samia Akhter Sumaiya, 6, to Dhaka for treatment at the Nitor, commonly known as Pongu hospital. As soon as she reached the public hospital at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, a broker lured her to Crescent Hospital and Diagnostic Complex Limited in Mohammadpur, promising better treatment at a cheaper cost.

It is disheartening to note that the emergency unit of the country's prime hospital for accident victims, National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (Nitor), is suffering due to mismanagement and inadequate staff.