Two of the four victims of arson attacks on the first day of the latest countrywide shutdown were moved into intensive care in the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday as their condition started deteriorating
Monir Hossain, 12, was only visiting the capital with his father but is now fighting for life after miscreants set fire to the covered van of his father, Ramzan Ali, on the first day of 60-hour hartal at Gazipur intersection.
“I am being tormented by feelings of guilt; I do not know how I can put an end to my agony; it is I myself who is responsible for my son’s sufferings as I left him alone in the van,” he sighed.
The sleepless father of the victim was seen standing at the bedside of his son as he described the heart-rending story of how Monir was on fire in front of his eyes. He said the gory sight of his son being burnt was haunting him each moment. Another arson victim, CNG driver Asadul Gazi, 40, was shifted to the ICU with 60% burns.
The CNG driver was going to Savar from the capital with Biswash Group Purchase Officer Mukul and Technicians Hasu when some miscreants set his CNG-auto rickshaw on fire at Abdur Rab gate around 10.00pm on Sunday. Mukul succumbed to his injuries on Monday.
Two other victims, Rahima Begum, 45, and her granddaughter Sumi Akter, nine, were groaning in pain in hospital beds after suffering 13% and 15% burns respectively. They were admitted to the hospital on Sunday night after miscreants set their bus ablaze while they were coming to the capital from Uttara.
On Tuesday, doctors were found dressing their injuries while Sumi had been given a sleep inducing pill as she was screaming in pain, says Halima, the aunt of Sumi.
Partha Sharothi Das, attending doctor of DMCH burn and plastic surgery department, said it might take some more time as the injuries of the patients were deep.