Tofa, Tahura's first birthday celebrated in Gaibandha
Formerly conjoined twins Tofa and Tahura celebrated their first birthday at their village home in Gaibandha on Friday.
Paediatric Surgeon and Professor of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Shahnoor Islam, who headed the nine-hour operation on August 1 to separate the twin girls who were born conjoined at the waist, participated in the birthday party along with her family and Dr Muhit of DMCH.
About the health condition of the twins, their mother Shahida Begum said, “The girls are doing quite well. They can now sit on their own.”
Local UP Chairman Mijanur Rahman, the UP members and assistant commissioner (Land) as well as hundreds of local people gathered at Tofa-Tahura's house to celebrate their birthday, ignoring heavy rain, Dr Shahnoor said told The Daily Star.
"We had two cakes for the birthday girls; one was gifted on behalf of the local district administration and another on behalf of the doctors from Dhaka," she said.
The twins are now in a better health condition, but they will require improved care and regular follow ups, said Dr Shahnoor.
But the family is facing some economic challenges in taking care of the twins and their six-year-old brother as the father, Raju Miah, who is a farmer, lost his crops in the recent flood, she added.
The separation surgery was the first of its kind in the country.
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