Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus expressed profound shock at the death of the eight-year-old rape victim of Magura at the CMH on Thursday.
Dr Yunus also ordered bringing the accused to book through speedy trial, said Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Apurba Jahangir.
The girl breathed her last around 1PM despite receiving advanced medical care and the relentless efforts of expert doctors at CMH, the ISPR said in a press release.
The statement said that the child suffered three cardiac arrests in the morning. "While medical teams managed to revive her twice, the third proved fatal," it said.
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