Dr Anchal Roy continued treating patients for two days after developing a fever, but her own battle with dengue ended five days later when the 30-year-old doctor died of dengue shock syndrome at a private hospital in Dhaka today (27 September).
Dr Anik Biswas, a junior colleague of Dr Anchal, confirmed her death to The Business Standard, saying the assistant registrar of Mugda Medical College hospital’s medicine department, who was supposed to be on duty at the dengue unit, died at 8:20am while undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit of Square Hospital.
Dr Anchal was a 42nd Bangladesh Civil Service (health) cadre officer and a seventh-batch student of Noakhali Medical College. At just 30, she had also passed the FCPS mid-term examination and MRCP (UK) Part 1.
According to her family, Anchal was admitted to Square Hospital on the fourth day of her fever after her condition suddenly deteriorated. She was initially admitted to a general cabin but was later transferred to the ICU after she developed plasma leakage, leading to dengue shock syndrome.
She subsequently developed lactic acidosis, severe liver complications and signs of multi-organ failure and was placed on life support, Dr Anik said.
“Despite all efforts, she eventually died,” he added.
Dr Anchal, a Dhaka resident, had served at the upazila level after joining the 42nd BCS before being posted as an assistant registrar in the medicine department of Mugda Medical College Hospital.
She was married to Dr Biplab Das, a fifth-batch student of Noakhali Medical College, just 17 months ago. The couple had no children.
Her funeral was held at the Rajarbagh Kali Temple crematorium in Dhaka this afternoon.
Her death has left fellow doctors and colleagues mourning, with many taking to social media to pay tribute to her. Several recalled that she continued serving patients until the end.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain also expressed deep shock at her death.
In a condolence message, the minister said the health sector had lost a dedicated doctor and expressed sympathy to her family, relatives and colleagues.
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