It recommends using isoflurane and sevoflurane instead of halothane as inhalation anaesthetics in all public and private hospitals nationwide
But organisations who work with them said they were at least 200,000 in number, crying in silence.
Association of Medical Doctors of Asia, Japan-Bangladesh Friendship Hospital, and Cardiff International School Dhaka presented this estimate on Saturday while observing World Down Syndrome Day with rally, workshop, and discussion in Dhanmondi.
The estimation has been made based on the global trend that one in every 800 children born with this chromosomal abnormality.
They, however, lamented that those unfortunate people remained neglected in the society. Even parents do not know how to manage them.