A surgeon holds Opshora, the baby girl born from a frozen embryo, at Modern Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 20, 2008. Opshora, first of its kind in the country, was born by caesarean on Friday weighing 3.2 kilograms. (Xinhua/Qamruzzaman) Photo Gallery>>>

First frozen embryo baby born in Bangladesh


    DHAKA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A baby from a frozen embryo was born in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Friday, the first one in the country, private news agency bdnews24.com reported.

    Opshora, the baby girl, was born by caesarean at Modern Hospital in the city in the afternoon, after being in the mother's womb for 37 weeks. Full story