Gauze meant for dressing the wounds of accident victims and stopping emergency bleeding has been used to build a fence at the Kaliganj upazila health complex in Gazipur. Medical supplies bought with public money and kept for patient care were wrapped around trees and tied to the boundary railings as a makeshift barrier, raising questions about how the hospital is run, Ittefaq reports.
According to hospital sources, the 2026-27 revenue budget sets an estimated Tk 1,33,09,912 for medicines and medical supplies, of which Tk 10,40,160 is earmarked for gauze, bandages and cotton alone.
On a visit, the paper's correspondent found white gauze, known as emergency-department stock, stretched tight and tied to trees. The sight had been there day after day, but the authorities paid it no attention. Patients and relatives who came for treatment complained that emergency medical material had been used for fencing rather than rope or anything else to hand.
Kaliganj upazila health and family planning officer Dr Rezwana Rashid said the hospital has plenty of gauze, which is why it was used this way, and that a few lengths had been put up to stop auto-rickshaws entering the premises. She said they would be replaced with rope.
Gazipur civil surgeon Dr Md Mamunur Rahman expressed surprise. It was a mistake, he said, and gauze should not be wasted like this; perhaps staff thought it was spoiled gauze, but either way it cannot be used this way. He said he would look into it and instruct the hospital to make sure it does not happen again.
The authorities, too, say using unused gauze this way is wrong. The report is by Ittefaq's Kaliganj (Gazipur) correspondent.
Source: Ittefaq
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