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Policeman burnt in poll violence dies

Zyma Islam
A police constable who suffered burns in an arson attack surrounding the January 5 election died yesterday.
Imamuddin, 48, was burnt at Kamartola Govt Primary School voting centre in Ramganj ofLaxmipur the day before the poll. He died 38 days later at 1:15am in the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
"He was freshening up after taking the ballots to the polling centre when some criminals set fire to the centre. He suffered more than 30 percent burns," his widow
Ayesha Khatun told The Daily Star.
With this, 24 arson victims have died at the DMCH bum unit since November, said Partha Shankar Paul, resident surgeon of the hospital.
At least 36 others lost their lives in arson attacks across the country in the mindless violence surrounding the 10th parliamentary election, boycotted by the then opposition alliance led by the BNP, since Novembers last year.
At Rajarbagh Police Lines in the capital, where the body was taken for his namaz-e-janaza, Ayesha took out a charred cell phone. "This was my husband's phone. Every time 1 see it, 1 feel haunted by the horror that befell him. But I cannot throw it away either as itbears his memory," shesaid.
Imamuddin found his release in death after over a month of agonising sufferings. He had to be admitted to the intensive care unit twice and suffered a stroke in between, said the DMCH surgeon.
“When the final moment came, I saw it in his eyes. I had been married to this person for 24 years and I knew when death was about to take over him. The nurses rushed to resuscitate him, but I stood in between. I wanted to let my husband die in peace," said Ayesha.
As of yet, there are still 11 arson victims receiving treatment at the DMCH bum unit.
Khorshed Alam has been in the bum unit for over two months. Burnt inside his CNG auto rickshaw in Chittagong on December 5, the three-wheeler driver was still far from his physical recovery.
However, what broke him down was not the incident, but the situation it left his family in.
"Some neighbours bought my daughters two sacks of rice, andakindlocal sent some groceries to them once. I have no idea how they are managing the other expenses," he said, lying in his bed at the bum unit.