The High Court on Sunday summoned the managing director of Apex Footwear Limited in Gazipur, and two of its officers to explain in person to the court over death of a newborn baby in the factory.
The baby’s mother, Hamida Akhter, gave the birth to the child at the toilet of the Apex Footwear Limited’s factory at Harinhati of Kaliakoir in Gazipur on Saturday afternoon after the authorities allegedly denied the mother to grant leave as she felt sick in the morning.
At one stage, the mother fainted at the toilet and she gave the birth but her baby was declared dead after she was rushed to the local hospital.
The factory’s managing director, its director Azizur Rahman and logistic section’s supervisor M Ratan Miah have been asked to be present at about 10:30am before the bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Haque and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman on May 24 to explain their positions on the issue.
The court directed the Kaliakoir upazila nirbahi officer to submit an inquiry report to the court within two weeks after visiting the spot.
The court also issued a suo moto rule asking the secretaries to the ministries of home, labour and industries, the factory and establishment’s chief inspector, the deputy commissioner and the superintendent of police in Gazipur, the UNO, the Kaliakoir police station officer-in-charge, the Apex Footwear’s managing director, its director, and the supervision to explain by May 24 their actions after the incident.
The court passed the order after taking into account a report headlined ‘Mother gives birth of a baby in factory’s toilet as leave not allowed’ published on Sunday issue of the daily Bangla Daily Prothom Alo.
According to the report, the factory’s logistic section supervisor Ratan Miah asked the mother to pay attention to her work after she sought the leave for her sudden sickness.
The baby’s mother, Hamida Akhter, gave the birth to the child at the toilet of the Apex Footwear Limited’s factory at Harinhati of Kaliakoir in Gazipur on Saturday afternoon after the authorities allegedly denied the mother to grant leave as she felt sick in the morning.
At one stage, the mother fainted at the toilet and she gave the birth but her baby was declared dead after she was rushed to the local hospital.
The factory’s managing director, its director Azizur Rahman and logistic section’s supervisor M Ratan Miah have been asked to be present at about 10:30am before the bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Haque and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman on May 24 to explain their positions on the issue.
The court directed the Kaliakoir upazila nirbahi officer to submit an inquiry report to the court within two weeks after visiting the spot.
The court also issued a suo moto rule asking the secretaries to the ministries of home, labour and industries, the factory and establishment’s chief inspector, the deputy commissioner and the superintendent of police in Gazipur, the UNO, the Kaliakoir police station officer-in-charge, the Apex Footwear’s managing director, its director, and the supervision to explain by May 24 their actions after the incident.
The court passed the order after taking into account a report headlined ‘Mother gives birth of a baby in factory’s toilet as leave not allowed’ published on Sunday issue of the daily Bangla Daily Prothom Alo.
According to the report, the factory’s logistic section supervisor Ratan Miah asked the mother to pay attention to her work after she sought the leave for her sudden sickness.
Source: New Age
