Magura鈥檚 eight-year-old rape victim died of cardiac arrest on Thursday afternoon while undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka.
The child breathed her last at about 1:00pm, said a press release of the Inter Services Public Relation Directorate.
鈥楾he child suffered cardiac arrest for three times on Thursday. The heartbeat could not be restored the third time after two times success,鈥櫶� said ISPR, adding that the girl鈥檚 life could not be saved despite all modern treatment by forming a high level medical board comprising specialist physicians.
Bangladesh Army on its official Facebook page said that she had suffered from four cardiac arrests on Wednesday.
The widespread protests sparked on March 5 following the incident that took place while the child was visiting her sister鈥檚 in-laws鈥� house in Magura.
The countrywide protest against rape and violence against women continued for the fifth consecutive day till Wednesday.
It also mentioned that the girl was admitted to the CMH at about 6:00pm on March 8 in a critical condition.
A Magura court on Monday midnight placed the main accused in a case over the rape of the eight-year-old child on a 7-day remand and three others on a 5-day remand each.
Those remanded are prime accused Hitu Sheikh, 50, father-in-law of the victim鈥檚 elder sister, his wife Zayeda Khatun, and their two sons 鈥� Sajib Sheikh and Ratul Sheikh, of village Nijnanduali in Magura Sadar upazila.
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