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Tragedy for a bus helper

Lone breadwinner of family burnt in arson attack

Staff Correspondent
Bappi, a victim of Thursday’s bus arson in the capital, was groaning in severe pain. He suffered 70 percent burns with serious injuries to the respiratory tract. He nonetheless sounded more worried about the future of his family.
"My family will be in deep
trouble if anything bad happens to me. Why did they do this to me?" he said, lying on a bed at the ICU (intensive care unit) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital's burn unit yesterday.
The 25-year-old bus helper is the breadwinner in his five-member family. Coming from Netrakona,
he now lives in Mirpur.
Bappi was injured when problockade pickets hurled a firebomb at a bus in Banasree area.
“1 was standing at the bus door. The firebomb came through the door and burnt me alone," he said.
His mother Halima Khatun was crying. She was sick with worry
about her son's health. But the thought of the family's dependency on his income kept gnawing at her too.
"My son is my only hope. We will have to starve if his income stops," said the mother, with tear trickling down her cheeks.
Sixty arson victims, including Bappi, were taking treatment at the burn unit now. The hospital has so far provided treatment to 135 victims of the ongoing blockade violence. Of them, nine died and 68 were released, said doctors at a press briefing at DMCH yesterday.
Meanwhile, at least three people were injured as alleged pickets hurled a crude bomb at a bus near the Mohammadpur Beribandh area in the capital yesterday.
Victims Mozammel Haq, Hira Mia, and Nurul Islam were rushed to DMCH where they received primary treatment, said Inspector Mozammel Haque, in-charge of DMCH police camp.
The bus was on its way to Gabtoli from Babubazar when it came under attack around 6:00am, said Mohammadpur police.
The attack came on the 39th day of the BNP-led 20-party alliance's non-stop countrywide blockade which has so far claimed 69 lives.