An expectant mother was admitted to Dighinala Health Complex on Sunday night when her labour pains began.
Later she turned up at the examination hall after giving birth to child at 8:05am on Monday. This is the tale of 18-year-old Fatema Akther.
Fatema was released from hospital at around 9:00am. She took her newborn baby home then attended the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination at Dighinala government high school at 10:00am.
After the examination, she returned home with her aunt.
Fatema told Prothom Alo that “I left my baby home and came to the examination center with my aunt.” Her aunt Sajeda Begum said, Fatema gave birth to a baby girl at the health complex in the morning. She didn’t have any problems while attending the SSC examination.
