Feni Madrasa student on life support

The Feni madrasa student, who was set on fire on Saturday morning, has been put on life support at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after her condition deteriorated further on Monday at 11:30 am. 

Dr Samanta Lal Sen, Coordinator of National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, confirmed the matter to Jago News.

Earlier on Sunday, the DMCH authorities formed a nine-member medical board for treatment of the 18-year-old, now at the intensive care unit with 75 percent burns.

The student, who was (equivalent to HSC) examinee, came under attack allegedly for refusing to withdraw a case filed against madrasa principal Maulana Siraj Ud Doula for sexually harassing her on March 27.

The victim’s brother said his sister gave him a brief description of the attack when she was being taken to Dhaka in an ambulance on Saturday.

Quoting her, the brother said a student took his sister to the madrasa rooftop on Sunday, saying that a friend named Nishat was assaulted by someone.

“When my sister went to the roof, she found four girls wearing burqas, glasses, veils and gloves instead of Nishat. Two of them asked her to announce that the complaint against the principal was false, but my sister rejected.”

The four girls then tied the victim’s hands with rope before setting her on fire using kerosene, added the brother.