Yet another bus helper is now suffering from 20% burn injury at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical Col-lege Hospital (DMCH) after pro-blockaders set ablaze a parked bus at Mawa in Munshiganj in the ear-ly hours of Saturday.
The condition of bus helper of Great Bikrampur Paribahan Mohammad Alamgir Sheikh, 25, was criti-cal as his respiratory track was badly affected by the burn, Partha Shankar Pal, residential surgeon of the burn unit said.
Mohammad Abul Kalam, officer-in-charge of Munshiganj Police Station, said pickets set fire to three launches and two parked passenger buses at the terminal around 2:30am.
Kanak, driver of the bus, last night said after dinner they left Alamgir alone to take care of the bus around 2am. Miscreants broke open the window of the bus and sprayed petrol before they put it on fire.
As Alamgir woke up and shouted for help terminal guards came to his rescue but by the time the fire burnt his face, neck, two hands and legs, says Kanak.
Coming from Shreenagar of Munshiganj he is the son of Younus Sheikh.
Alamgir was taken to the DMCH around 4am. His elder brother, Anis Sheikh, told the Dhaka Tribune that he was scheduled to visit his village home on Saturday.
As this correspondent visited the hospital he found Alamgir writhing in pain and was unable to speak as his neck was severely damaged from the fire.
Victim’s maternal aunt Jhanu Akter was taking care of him as his mother was yet to come because of blockade.
Earlier on Thursday evening, a bus helper died after pickets set fire to a parked bus in Sayedabad area while the helper was fast asleep.
Meanwhile, the condition of five blockade victims undergoing treatment at the ICU were stated to be still critical.