“Sir, I want to live”

Senior Correspondent: The condition of Alim examinee Nusrat Jahan Rafi is critical. She suffered 75 percent of her body burnt.

Dr. Samanta Lal Sen, Dhaka Medical College Hospital Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit on Sunday told risingbd that her respiratory systems also burned. The condition is critical. She is crying for help saying, “Sir save me, I want to live.”

“We are trying our level best to save her. But, it’s almost impossible to save this kind of burn victims,” doctor said. 

On April 6, the female examinee of Alim examination was set on fire inside the exam centre at Feni’s Sonagazi upazila. She was attacked as she lodged a case bringing harassment allegation against its principal, family sources claimed.

Sonagazi police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Moazzem Hossain told risingbd that the victim’s mother Shirin Akter filed a case on March 27. Later, principal Siraz-ud-daula was arrested in the case.


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