PM takes responsibility of Muktamoni's treatment

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken responsibility of the treatment of 12-year-old Muktamoni, suffering from an “unknown” disease.

She is now admitted to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Dr Samanta Lal Sen, chief coordinator of National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery of the DMCH, said, “An official from the Prime Minister's Office called and confirmed it.”

The PMO officials will visit her today, he added.

Dr Sen said doctors may need to conduct four to five surgeries on her within five to six months.

Muktamoni, hailing from Satkhira, has been afflicted by the disease mainly in her right hand, the condition leading to her hand swelling up like a bee hive.

Doctors suspect she has been suffering from blood deficiency and poor nutrition.