Muktamoni, a 12-year-old girl who was suffering from a rare disease with a malignant growth on her arm, died at her resident in the village of Kamarbaisa at sadar upazila of Satkhira.

Fakir Ahmed, Muktamoni’s maternal grandfather, said his granddaughter breathed her last at about 8:30am on Wednesday at her resident in the village.

Earlier, on 20 May, the physical condition of Muktamoni turned critical.

Muktamoni’s father Ibrahim Hossain, a grocery shop owner of Kamarbaisa village in Sadar upazila, said, ‘We took Muktamoni to her home on December 23 and since then she remained here.’

Ibrahim said, ‘the infection in her hand has spread all over. Bad odor comes out from her hand when the bandage is pulled off for dressing.’

Sever blooding occurs when dressing is done, said her father.

Muktamoni’s right hand has completely been decomposed, said her father adding, ‘We have left all hope. Now only Allah can save her.’

Ibrahim Hossain also said they have discussed her condition with Dr Samanta Lal Sen, Coordinator of Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

‘Seeing the photos of her hand, the doctor said her condition critical,’ he added.

Muktamoni drew the nation’s attention with an abnormally large right arm.

On August 12 2017, doctors at DMCH removed a three-kilogramme tumour from her arm after a biopsy showed the tumour in the artery of her hand.

The girl later underwent three more consecutive surgeries on her right arm on August 29, September 5, and October 8.

According to her father Ibrahim, Muktamoni and her twin sister Hiramoni was a pair of healthy baby girls at birth.

However, when Muktamoni was about 18-month-old, a wart appeared on her right arm.