Abidur Rahim, a 12-year-old student and the final patient receiving treatment following the Milestone tragedy, returned home after seven months in hospital.
Doctors at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery issued his discharge papers on 21 January.
Dr Maruful Islam, joint director of the institute, stated that Rahim was admitted on 21 July in critical condition with 22 per cent burns. Over the course of his recovery, the young student underwent 35 surgeries, including 10 skin grafts and 23 procedures to remove non-functional tissue from his hands.
His treatment also included 48 sessions of oxygen therapy and 23 units of blood. Dr Islam noted that Rahim had been deprived of sunlight for a long period, which initially hindered the healing of his wounds.
Dr Mohammad Nasir Uddin, director of the institute, explained that although Rahim’s burn percentage was relatively low, his case was particularly challenging because he developed septicaemia.
This complication extended his hospital stay to six months. Rahim was the last of 36 patients treated at the facility following the accident.
Upon his discharge, Rahim and his father, Abul Kalam Azad, expressed their deep gratitude to the medical staff.
The incident occurred around 1:15pm on 21 July, when a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a two-storey building at Milestone School and College in Uttara.
The crash sparked a massive fire that resulted in the deaths of several students and teachers.
