There is no need to send Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam abroad for better treatment at this moment but a decision in this regard will be taken later if required, Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said.
The Health Minister came up with the information while talking to reporters about the health condition of the UNO at the hospital Sunday morning.
“Observing Wahida’s condition it appears she doesn’t need to be sent abroad right now. Doctors at the National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital are taking good care of her. A decision in this regard will be taken later if needed,” the minister said.
“The 72-hour observation by the doctors at the hospital will end on Monday morning and no symptom of any infection has been reported yet. The patient is undergoing treatment under good management and everything is going well. Everything needed for her treatment will be provided,” he said.
The minister went on saying, “UNO Wahida talked to me and I think her condition is better now. Eight doctors successfully operated on her injured parts for two and a half hours and the right side of her injured body is still paralysed. Doctors said it will be cured with physical therapy.”
Key accused to be in court
Meanwhile, Asadul Islam, the key suspect in the attack on UNO Wahida Khanam and her father Omar Ali, will be produced before a court on Sunday, said Imam Zafar, officer-in-charge of Dinajpur DB Police and also the investigation officer of the case.
Police handed Asadul over to DB police early Sunday and he will be produced before the court around 3-4 pm, he said.
Members of Rab-13 handed him over to the regular police on Saturday evening, he added.
UNO Wahida Khanam was seriously injured in the attack carried out at her Ghoraghat residence in Dinajpur early Thursday. Her father also suffered injuries in the attack.
Later, the UNO was airlifted to Dhaka by a Bangladesh Air Force MI-171SH helicopter.
She is currently undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital in Dhaka and her father is admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH).
On Friday, her brother Sheikh Farid filed a case with Ghoraghat police station against unnamed people, over the incident. Law enforcers have so far arrested eight people in the case.
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