After 97 days of intensive treatment, 12-year-old Milestone School and College aircraft clash victim Navid Nowaz finally returned to his Uttara residence in Dhaka.
Navid, a seventh-grade student of the English version at Milestone School and College in Uttara, underwent 36 surgeries during the treatment period.
Professor Nasir Uddin, acting director of National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, shared the information at a press conference at the institute on Monday.
He said that Navid was severely burnt during the plane crash on July 21 and was first taken to Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka before being admitted to the burn institute the next day with burns covering 45 per cent of his body.
鈥楴avid鈥檚 treatment was challenging. He spent 22 days in ICU, 35 days in HDU, and 40 days in an isolated cabin. His lungs were affected and filled with fluid at times. We had to provide specialised care,鈥� he said.
He added that despite challenges, the team managed to save Navid while five other patients remain under treatment and may be discharged in the coming week.
The accident occurred on July 21, when a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet slammed into a two-storey building of Milestone School and College shortly after take-off at around 1:00pm.
The crash killed 35 people, including the pilot, health ministry officials said.