Medical board formed for Abul Bajandar

The burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) yesterday formed a nine-member medical board for “tree-man” Abul Bajandar, who returned to the hospital on Sunday after “voluntarily” leaving last year.

Prof Md Abul Kalam, project director of Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute of DMCH will lead the committee, with the institute's coordinator Dr Samanta Lal Sen, who supervised Bajandar when he was admitted last time, is a member.

Bajandar was admitted to DMCH on Monday to the male ward.

The condition of Abul Bajandar, who left DMCH on May 26 to his village home in Khulna's Paikgachha after giving up hope of a full recovery, has gotten worse.

 “I made a mistake at that time; I should have stayed at the hospital to continue my treatment and I am realising it now,” said Bajandar.

Bajandar, 28, got the nickname for massive bark-like warts on his hands and feet as a result of an extremely rare skin disorder. He came under national spotlight when media reports were published following his admission to DMCH on January 30, 2016. At the time, he was the fourth person recorded in the world to have the disease. He underwent 25 surgeries before leaving the hospital.

“I have come with my mother, hoping to be cured this time,” he told The Daily Star yesterday.

His mother Amena Begum, 60, meanwhile expressed hopes that his son would be sent abroad for better treatment.