Anu Muhammad, a former professor of Economics at Jahangirnagar University, was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital after his toes were severed in a train accident at the Khilgaon level crossing in the capital on Sunday morning.
The incident occurred at about 11:00am when he slipped and fell under the wheels while attempting to disembark from the train, and it began to move.
Professor Bidhan Sarker, head of the Burn and Plastic Surgery Department at DMCH, said that five toes of his left foot and one of his right foot were affected in the accident.
He also said that the severed toes of his left foot could not be recovered.
An author, editor, and activist, Professor Anu Muhammad, who is also a former member secretary of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power, and Ports, was promptly rescued and rushed to the emergency unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
An outspoken political analyst, Anu Muhammad has been leading various movements on national issues.
According to assistant sub-inspector Md Masud of the DMCH police outpost, after receiving initial treatment at the emergency department, Professor Anu Muhammad was taken to the Operation Theatre for further medical attention.
鈥榃e have conducted a surgery. His five toes of the left foot and the big toe of his right foot were affected,鈥� Professor Bidhan Sarker said.
He said that he was shifted to a cabin in the evening and was kept under close observation.
Anu Muhammad was returning to Dhaka on the Ekota Express train from Phulbaria in Dinajpur on Sunday morning.
One of his associates, Mahatab Uddin Ahmed, was accompanying the economist on his way to Dhaka from Dinajpur.
鈥楾he train stopped after crossing Malibagh Level Crossing. Many people were disembarking as their houses were adjacent to the place. We also decided to disembark, and I came out first. Then Professor Anu Muhammad tried to come down from the train,鈥� Mahatab said.
鈥榃hen Anu Muhammad was stepping down, the train started moving, and he slipped from the train,鈥� Mahatab explained how the accident occurred.
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a statement on Sunday, prayed for Anu Muhammad鈥檚 early recovery.
