Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has taken responsibility for the treatment of a baby girl who miraculously survived a road accident in Sherpur of Bogura that left four members of her family dead.

The one-and-a-half-year-old girl, who was seriously injured in the accident, is being taken to the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in Agargaon in the capital for advanced treatment.

The Prime Minister expressed deep shock and sorrow over the incident and extended his condolences to the bereaved family, said his Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon.

He said the Prime Minister has taken full responsibility for ensuring proper treatment of the child.

Rumon also said PM Tarique earlier spoke to the Bogura Deputy Commissioner and the director of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital to make sure the child received the best possible treatment. He then also contacted the authorities of the NINS Hospital and directed them to give everything to provide the highest level of care for the child.

He said that on the way from Dhaka to Rangpur, four members of a single family lost their lives in a road accident in Bogura.

The baby girl was seriously injured, and the condition of the child’s parents is also critical.

Meanwhile, the one-and-a-half-year-old child has been brought to Dhaka’s Neurosciences Hospital along with her mother.

Rumon said the Prime Minister has taken responsibility for ensuring the child receives advanced treatment and has overseen all aspects of her medical care.

A microbus carrying 12 passengers from Dhaka to Rangpur met with an accident in Sherpur of Bogura on Wednesday morning, leaving one person dead on the spot and several others injured.

The injured were taken to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared three of the child’s relatives dead.

The Bogura Deputy Commissioner said the bodies were taken to Kaunia in Rangpur district, where the victims will be buried.

The victims were travelling from Dhaka to their village home in Kaunia to celebrate Eid with their family members when the accident occurred in Sherpur.