War heroine Rama Chowdhury suffers at ICU

Rama Chowdhury, writer and one of the 200,000 Biranganas of the Liberation War, has been suffering her old age complications at Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Chittagong Medical College Hospital.

Some portion of her body swelled up due to shortage of blood and blood pressure went out of control, making it concerning to revive to life, Alauddin Ahmed Khokon, physical steward of the war heroine said quoting duty doctor of the hospital.

The danger to life of her sickness will be made sure after some medical tests, Alauddin said.

Rama Chowdhury had been suffering prolonged illness after she sustained fracture in her waist on falling down at her residence in Boalkhali upazila in the district on December 24, 2017.

The writer was undergoing treatment at the hospital’s freedom fighters cabin since 25 March after vomiting blood.

Born at Popadia village in Boalkhali upazila in 1941, Rama Chowdhury fell prey to perverted Pakistani military forces at her own residence on May 13, 1971 during Liberation War.

The freedom fighter wielded her pen and wrote 19 books including novel, poetry, articles alongside her profession teaching in high schools.

Source: unb