Muktamoni no more

Satkhira Correspondent: 12-year-old Muktamoni, who was diagnosed with a tumour in her hand, has died.

She died around 8.00am on Wednesday at her home in Kamarbaisha village of Satkhira sadar upazila¸ Muktamoni's father Ibrahim Hossain said.

The physical condition of Muktamoni was critical for last several days.

Muktamoni's father Ibrahim Hossain, a grocery shop owner of Kamarbaisa village in Sadar upazila of Satkhira, said, “The infection in her hand spread all over. Bad odor came out from her hand when the bandage was pulled off for dressing.”

Severe bleeding occurred when dressing was done, said her father.

Muktamoni's right hand had completely been decomposed, said her father.

On July 11, 2017, Muktamoni was admitted to the hospital with a malignant growth on her right arm.

Later Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took the responsibility of Muktamoni’s treatment.

On August 12, 2017 doctors at DMCH removed a 3kg tumour from her arm after a biopsy showed the growth to be in the artery of her hand.

The girl later underwent three more consecutive surgeries on her right arm on August 29, September 5, and October 8, 2017.

According to her father Ibrahim, Muktamoni and her twin sister Hiramoni were a pair of healthy baby girls during their birth but a wart appeared on her right arm when Muktamoni was around 18-month-old.

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