Shariatpur village doctor dies 3 days after being stabbed, set on fire
Law enforcers are yet to arrest any suspects or find out the motive behind the attack.
A businessman and village doctor, Khokon Chandra Das, who was stabbed and set on fire with petrol in Shariatpur's Damudya upazila has died while undergoing treatment in Dhaka this morning (3 January).
The victim died around 8am at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, according to Dr Bidhan Sarker, head of the burn unit at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Dr Bidhan said, "Khokon had sustained burn injuries to about 30% of his body. As his condition deteriorated, he was shifted from Dhaka Medical College Hospital to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. Despite maximum medical care, his condition did not improve."
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Damudya police station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Rabiul Haque said the body would be sent for autopsy under Shahbagh police station before being handed over to the family.
Law enforcers, however, are yet to arrest any suspects or find out the motive behind the attack on Khokon.
"Police are investigating the incident with utmost importance and are working to arrest the accused," OC Rabiul said.
The incident took place around 9:15pm on Wednesday (31 December) in the Keorabhangha area of Koneshwar union, Damudya.
Family members said that assailants stabbed Khokon with sharp weapons and then poured petrol on him before setting him on fire, while he was returning home after closing shop.
Locals rescued him in critical condition and initially took him to Shariatpur Sadar Hospital.
He was later transferred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital as his condition worsened.
Khokon's cousin Nikhil Chandra Das said the body would be taken to their village home in Tilai after completion of legal formalities in Dhaka. His last rites will be performed there according to religious customs.
Victim's father, Paresh Chandra Das, filed a case early Thursday (1 January) with Damudya Police Station, accusing three people of attempted murder. The accused are Sohag Khan, 27, Rabbi Mollah, 21, and Palash Sardar, 25, all residents of Koneshwar union.
