UNO Wahida moved to CRP for further treatment

Former Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam, who was critically injured during a break-in at her home, has been moved to the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed in Mirpur following her release from the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in Dhaka after almost a month of treatment.

Wahida was discharged from the hospital around 12:30 pm on Thursday. She was moved to CRP shortly after her release. The doctors have advised her to visit the hospital again after a month, said Dr Zahed, chief of the medical board overseeing her treatment. “She is doing well,” he said.

“She is now able to walk, although with a slight limp. She arrived at the hospital on a stretcher. I hope she will be able to walk home now.”

Wahida’s right arm and leg became numb following the attack. She has gradually recovered from those problems, said the doctor.

“Wahia was sent to CRP for physiotherapy as she is yet to recover fully. She will fully recover from the problems she has in a couple of weeks,” Dr Zahed said.

Wahida did not make any comment while leaving the hospital for CRP in the afternoon.

“The institute had successfully conducted a complicated surgery on her. She left the hospital on foot just a month after her admission to the hospital. It may not a big surprise for the institute, but a reward for her,” said Dr Badrul Alam, joint director of the hospital.

An attacker injured Wahida Khanam and her father Omar Ali by breaking into her house on the night of Sept 2.

She was initially rushed to Rangpur Medical College Hospital and later shifted to National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in Dhaka where she underwent a surgery on Sept 3.

Wahida was officially transferred to Dhaka on Sept 19 for the ease of her treatment. She was made an officer on special duty at the Ministry of Public Administration.