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Published : 09 Apr 2026, 03:41 PM
Authorities at the Shahrasti Upazila Health Complex in Chandpur have served a notice to a medical assistant for allegedly injecting an anti-rabies vaccine into a girl who complained of fever and cold.
The incident occurred at the health complex's Emergency Department on Wednesday afternoon, said Emran Hossain, the girl's father and a resident of Kachua Upazila.
Despite the disciplinary action, the health complex chief claimed that the wrong vaccination will not affect the patient.
After the matter came to light, tensions flared at the healthcare facility, leading to the notice asking the assistant to explain why he pushed the “wrong injection”, said Abu Yusuf, the deputy assistant community medical officer who was at the Emergency Department.
Yusuf, according to Emran, inoculated the girl.
Emran said he took his five-year-old daughter Alifa to the facility due to a fever.
At the same time, a man named Rubel from Shahrasti Upazila came to the Emergency Department to treat his son for a dog bite, Emran added.
“After examining my daughter and Rubel’s son, Dr Saiful Islam issued separate prescriptions for them,” he recalled.
But Yusuf pushed the anti-rabies vaccine to Alifa without seeing her prescription, Emran alleged.
When Emran noticed the issue and complained, Yusuf entered into a heated argument with him before journalists rushed to the scene.
Later on, Yusuf confessed to the mistake and apologised.
“Both patients came simultaneously. The anti-rabies vaccine was mistakenly given to the girl. But she did not suffer any problems,” he argued.
Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Aklima Jahan said: “I am aware of the matter. Even if the vaccine was administered by mistake, there is no possibility of any problem for the patient.
“The deputy assistant community medical officer has been reprimanded according to the rules for negligence in his duty.”
