Online Desk: Dr Sangjukta Saha today said authorities of Central Hospital were responsible for the death of Mahbuba Akter Akhi and her newborn. During a press conference in the capital, she said the authorities did not take her consent verbally or in writing while admitting Mahbuba to the hospital on June 10.

The authorities also spoke “falsely” about her presence at the hospital, she claimed. “I was not in Bangladesh during Mahbuba’s operation. “How could I be responsible if I was not there? The responsibility is totally the hospital’s.

“To cover up the real incident and hide their faults, the vested quarters are using all means and are always busy misleading people of the country with false information,” she said. Akhi was not her regular patient, she added.

Eight days after the death of her newborn, Akhi died on Sunday following an allegedly botched C-section at Central Hospital. The hospital authorities will hold a press conference at 10:00am tomorrow to address the issue.