Former Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wahida Khanam who survived a murder attempt at her official residence in Dinajpur has been discharged from the National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital after about one month of treatment.

Rabiul Islam, the prime accused in a case filed over the attack on Dinajpur’s Ghoraghat upazila nirbahi officer Wahida Khanom and her father, has made a confessional statement in a local court.

Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wahida Khanam, who is undergoing treatment for injuries sustained during a break-in at her house, has been transferred to Public Administration Ministry as officer on special duty (senior assistant secretary).

Police arrested a suspended government official on Friday in connection with the attack on Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wahida Khanam and her father on September 3.

The health condition of Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam, who was seriously injured in an attack by miscreants which left her right side paralysed, has improved further, said doctors.

Amirul Islam, the officer-in-charge of Ghoraghat Police Station, was withdrawn for negligence of duty on Friday, nine days after an attack on Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wahida Khanam and her father Omar Ali.

The physical condition of UNO Wahida Khanam is better now, doctors said Monday.