Staff Reporter:
Surgeons at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) have successfully separated the conjoined twins Nava and Nova after over a 13-hour surgery yesterday.
“The operation of conjoined twins Nava and Nova has been successful . . . it needs around Taka one crore for performing this operation in India and any other countries,” Health and Family Welfare Minis-ter Professor Dr Samanta Lal Sen told a press conference at BSMMU after the surgery, a press release said.
“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has borne the expenses of the operation of the twins,” he added.
The health minister said Bangladesh has made milestone progress in the health sector as physicians of the country have successfully performed rare and complex operation in recent times.
