Monetzar Rahman, 53, of Bogura returned home yesterday after a life-saving liver transplant at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.

Monetzar's sister Shamima Akter, 43, donated 60 percent of her liver last month to save her brother while the cost of surgery was borne by the Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund.

The Department of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Liver Transplant Surgery of BSMMU confirmed the information yesterday morning.

Monetzar was admitted to BSMMU a few months ago. BSMMU surgeons performed the 15-hour-long complex surgery on January 1 supported by the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and surgeons from India.

This is one of the only seven liver transplant surgeries performed in this country so far. The liver donor will gradually regenerate the liver. Earlier last month, donor Shamima was sent home.