Nur discharged from DMCH after 18 days

Staff Reporter :

President of Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur was discharged from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Monday after 18 days of intensive treatment as he came under a severe attack in the capital.

While talking to the journalists at the facility, Director of Dhaka Medical Brigadier General Md. Asaduzzaman said, “Nurul Haque Nur has been discharged as per the decision of the medical board because his physical condition has improved.”

However, doctors said that he needs several months for full recovery for the injuries he has been sustaining to his head and face.

About other physical condition, the doctors said that currently Nur has a fractured and displaced nasal bone and it requires surgical correction.

Some doctors recommended immediate surgery, while others suggested waiting for two to three weeks.

Nur was admitted to DMCH on 29 August with multiple injuries following a clash between activists and leaders of his party and Jatiya Party in front of latter’s party office at Bijoy Nagar in the capital.

Immediate after his severe injury on August 29, he was admitted into DMCH. A medical team was formed on emergency basis to ensure better treatment. Later, he was transferred to ICU.

Later another 10-member medical board was formed and treatment was given under their recommendation.

When Nur and his workers came under the severe attack, his party alleged that Jatiya Party men attack them without any provocation. They demanded banning Jatiya Party and a fair investigation into the incident.