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Barsha, one of the conjoined twins, died on
Wednesday night after being separated from Banya at
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
FocusBangla

Staff Reporter

Barsha, a four-month-old girl, died at the Bangabandhu Medical University Hospital on Wednesday only one hour after marathon surgery to separate her from her twin sister, the doctor who led the operation said yesterday.

A team of 50 doctors, nurses and technicians took part in the operation to separate conjoined twins, Banya and Barsha.

Paediatric surgeon Shafiqul Haq said Barsha had been on artificial respiration following the surgery.

"In such cases one of the twins is always stronger than the other and in this case Barsha was not strong enough and she died," Haq said.

Doctors were hopeful that Banya would survive. They, however, hastened to add " It is too early to determine whether the surviving twin is risk-free."

Banya and Barsha were born at Rabeya Clinic in Gaibandha on March 24 this year and were transferred to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital a day after.

After undergoing treatment there for ten days, they were admitted to BSMMU on April 4.Since then the twins have been under the supervision of Dr. Shafiq.

Their mother Shahnaz Begum is a nurse and father Golam Kibria a schooteacher.