The medical treatment of ailing Pintu and his sister Nasreen, inhabitants of Mirzapur Upazila of Tangail, has started on the order of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The two siblings were admitted to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in the capital on Thursday morning. But their poor parents could not afford their treatment costs.
At the premier’s directives, chief coordinator of the institute Dr Samanta Lal Sen and Director General of Directorate General of Health Services Abul Bashar Mohammed Khurshid Alam took measures for the treatment of the two children, said PM’s assistant press secretary MM Emrul Kayas told UNB.
They are now undergoing treatment under the supervision of Prof Dr Tanveer Ahmed, the head of the Plastic Surgery Department at the institute.
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The prime minister’s good gesture came after a national daily published a report about the helpless siblings.
Pintu is receiving treatment at the Male Ward (No-801), while Nasreen at Female Ward (No-901).
After their admission, they went through several diagnosis tests. After receiving the test reports, a medical board will be formed in the next few days for their final treatment.
The Prime Minister is constantly enquiring about their treatments and wellbeing.