UNO Wahida may be released today

As her health condition is now fine, doctors at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in the capital may release former Dinajpur's Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Wahida Khanam on Thursday.

Sources at the hospital said Wahida will be admitted to the Centre for Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in Savar for further care.

Confirming the report, Dr Badrul Haque, NINH Joint Director, said she had recovered from a head injury.

The doctor said that the paralysed part of her leg is not completely recovered by noting that the right side of Wahid that was paralysed after attack has now become functional.

Wahida, UNO of Ghoraghat upazila in Dinajpur, was critically wounded when in the early hours of September 3, a group of miscreants broke into her government residence and assaulted her.

Her father, Omar Ali, 70, was also gravely injured when he tried to save his daughter.

Both were first taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospital. Later, the UNO was shifted to the ICU of Rangpur Community Medical College Hospital.

Later in the afternoon, Wahida was airlifted to Dhaka and admitted to the National Institute of Neuroscience and Hospital (NINH).

Police arrested 10 suspects including the prime accused in a case filed over the attack.