Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- An eight-year-old boy, Tanvir, has died following incorrect medical treatment at a local pharmacy, Dhaka Medical College Hospital confirmed. The child passed away at 2:30 am on Friday (22 August), according to his father, Md Moslem.

Through tearful words, Moslem said, "My beloved child is no more. Even if he had survived as a differently-abled child, I would have cared for him myself. Despite the doctors' best efforts, my son has left us."

Doctors reported that Tanvir had been admitted with meningococcal septicemia. Due to sepsis, gangrene developed in his hands and feet. Portions of both legs turned black and required amputation to save his life, but despite these interventions, the boy could not be saved.

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