Dhaka, March 9 -- Several fatalities and distressing events have occurred during circumcision procedures across Bangladesh recently, violating the World Health Organization's Patient Safety policies and practices and profoundly affecting the nation.

It is alarming that such incidents continue to occur, despite circumcision being a routine practice for centuries.

Traditionally, Muslim communities have entrusted 'Hazam' with performing circumcisions, a practice carried out for years without significant issues or tragic outcomes.

However, Bangladesh has recently experienced a series of serious incidents and deaths related to circumcision.

On December 31, a five-year-old child, Ayan Ahmed, never awoke after being anesthetized for circumci...