Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said there is no need to send Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam abroad for better treatment at this moment.

"Observing Wahida's condition, it appears she doesn't need to be sent abroad right now. Doctors at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital are taking good care of her. A decision in this regard will be taken later, if needed," said the minister.

The health minister made the observation while talking to reporters about the health condition of the UNO at the hospital in the morning.

"The 72-hour observation by the doctors at the hospital will end on Monday morning and no symptom of any infection has been reported yet. The patient is undergoing treatment under good management and everything is going well. Everything needed for her treatment will be provided," he said.

The minister went on, saying, "UNO Wahida talked to me and I think her condition is better now. Eight doctors successfully operated on her for two and a half hours and the right side of her injured body is still paralysed. Doctors said it will be cured with physical therapy."

Wahida Khanam, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Ghoraghat of Dinajpur, was seriously injured in an attack by miscreants at her official residence on the Upazila Parishad premises early Thursday.

Her father, Omar Ali, was also injured in the gruesome attack. They were taken to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital.

Later, the UNO was airlifted from Rangpur to Dhaka by a Bangladesh Air Force MI-171SH helicopter. She is now undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital, Dhaka.

KEY ACCUSED TO BE PRODUCED IN COURT TODAY

Meanwhile, Asadul Islam, the key suspect in the attack on UNO Wahida Khanam and her father Omar Ali, will be produced before a court today, said Imam Zafar, officer-in-charge of Dinajpur DB Police and also the investigation officer of the case.

Police handed Asadul over to DB police early today and he will be produced before the court in the afternoon, he said.

Members of Rab-13 handed him over to police last evening, he added.