Petrol bombs claimed three more lives yesterday.
Of them, Rawshan Biswas, 35, and Matin Biswas, 25, were injured when a truck was attacked in Magura on Saturday night while 40-year-old Khandakar Sharif’s truck came under attack in Chandpur early Thursday.
Rawshan, who was a day labourer, and Matin were among nine people burnt when their truck came under attack in Maghirdal area of Magura Sadar upazila around 8pm.
Rawshan died on the way to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) while Matin, who suffered 56% burns, passed away around 4:45pm at the hospital.
The other victims are under treatment at the DMCH burn unit.
Meanwhile, Sharif, with 88% burns, died around 11:45am at the hospital’s intensive care unit, said resident surgeon Partha Shankar Pal.
Two others, truck helper Rubel Hossain, 20, and Khorshed Alam, were also injured with Sharif near Chandra intersection of Chandpur around 1am.
Truck driver Jahangir Hossain, 35, died on the spot while Rubel and Khorshed suffered 25% and 35% burns.
“A total of 172 arson victims have so far been treated and 27 are still undergoing treatment,” said Partha, adding that 18 victims had died under treatment.
So far 130 people have died in the violent anti-government campaign by the BNP-let 20-part alliance calling for the ruling Awami League to step down and announce fresh national election. Petrol bombs (Molotov Cocktails) have emerged as the political opposition’s principal tool in enforcing blockades and general strikes.
Of them 73 have been burnt to death.