The poor family of bus helper Tofazzal Hossain has been left speechless after learning about the extent of brutality perpetrated upon the bread earner.
While mourning his death and waiting for the corpse to arrive their home in Kandapara village under Sunamganj sadar area, the landless father of Tofazzal, his elderly mother and two young siblings yesterday were uncertain about their future.
Tofazzal, 20, was burnt alive allegedly after blockade supporters had hurled Molotov cocktails at the bus parked in Mohishbathan Bottola area of Gazipur early yesterday while he was sleeping inside the vehicle.
The loss shall affect the family hard as Tofazzal used to send money back home regularly while staying at his sister’s in-law’s place in Gazipur.
Father Wahed Ali, a tenant farmer, said Tofazzal had been carrying expenses of the family including educational costs of two siblings for the last five years.
