Survivor Shahrin to undergo surgery at DMCH tomorrow

One of the US-Bangla plane crash survivors, Shahrin Ahmed, will undergo surgery at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital tomorrow.

A 14-member medical board will conduct the surgery tomorrow morning, Dr Samanta Lal Sen, national coordinator of Burn and Plastic Surgery unit, told The Daily Star today.

Shahrin suffered 17 percent burns on different parts of her body mainly on her neck.

The ill-fated Flight BS211 of US-Bangla aircraft crash-landed at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on March 12 claiming the lives of 51 people, including 26 Bangladeshis.

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They come home, dead

A total of 10 Bangladeshis survived the tragic crash but all of them sustained burn injuries. Seven of the victims have returned to the country while three others have been sent abroad for better treatment.

The government has formed the 14-member medical board headed by Dr Samanta Lal Sen for the treatment of the survivors.

The four other survivors -- Mehedi and his wife Shwarna and Almunnahar Annie and Sheikh Rashed Rubayet are comparatively in better condition but doctors at DMCH said it will take time to overcome their trauma.