A housewife gave birth to three sons at a local hospital in Gournadi of Barishal district on Saturday morning.

A joyful atmosphere is prevailing there as enthusiastic crowds throng the hospital to see the triplets.

Barsha's mother-in-law Rozina Begum said her daughter was taken to the Swiss Hospital in Batajor of Gournadi Upazila on Friday (July 21) afternoon. After the medical examination, the doctor advised Barsha to be admitted.

In the night, Barsha gave birth to three sons by caesar under the supervision of Dr Shiuli Samajpati. The three children were named Abu Bakr, Mizanur Rahman and Omar Farooq.

Rozina also said “A child was admitted to Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital as he was ill. The other two children and their mother are healthy. With three children together, our family is overflowing with happiness.”

Hospital director Rupa Akhter said this is the first time three children have been born together at any hospital in Gournadi of Barishal. The hospital will give full support to the family as they give birth to three babies together, she added.