Injured monkey goes to Sitakunda Health Complex, receives treatment

A monkey has become the talk of the locality after it went to Sitakunda Upazila Health Complex in Chattogram twice and received treatment for wounds.

Surprised locals said the wild animal was first seen in the area around a month back and since then it is frequently seen here and there.

The monkey with wounds was spotted in front of the upazila health complex over the past couple of days.

Nuruddin Rashed, a physician at the upazila health complex, said, "I found the monkey, with wounds, sitting on the balcony of the hospital when I was about to leave work on Saturday afternoon."

Later, he dressed the wounds on the monkey, and it left the health complex, said the doctor.

The monkey again appeared at the hospital on Sunday, he said, adding that a bandage was put on the monkey's wounds. Later, it went away.

"The animal seemed to be in pain and some of the wounds in the back started to rot. This could have happened due to electric shock from sitting on power lines," he said. "I wanted to know the whereabouts of the monkey when I joined the office today. The monkey was seen sitting on a branch of a tree by the hospital."

Upazila Livestock Officer Tahmina Arju said they learned that the upazila health complex provided the monkey with treatment.

Coastal Forest Department (Sitakunda range) Officer Kamal Uddin said the upazila livestock office is responsible for treating the wounded monkey.