Acid attack on schoolgirl bewilders poor parents
A policeman visits Patgram upazila health complex as acid attack victim Sajeda Akhter groans in pain.Photo: STAR
A schoolgirl received serious burn injuries as criminals threw acid on her at Hosnabad village of Bawar union under Patgram upazila early yesterday. The victim, Sajeda Akhter, 11, is daughter of Jamal Hossain of Hosnabad village and a class five student of Hosnabad Barobari Brac Primary School. With most of her face and head acid-burnt, she was taken to Patgram upazila health complex at midnight and later transferred to Rangpur Medical College Hospital yesterday morning. NGO Brac arranged sending the victim to Acid Survivors Foundation in Dhaka yesterday noon, as her condition deteriorated. "Most of Sajeda's face and head was burnt with acid. Her condition was serious when she was brought here at midnight yesterday. And so, she was referred to Rangpur Medical College Hospital for better treatment," said Dr Elina Parvin of Patgram upazila health complex. "Sajeda was sleeping at her room and we were sleeping in another room. She screamed when criminals threw acid on her. We immediately entered her room and saw most of her face and head burnt," said victim's mother Merina Begum. “We are poor. My husband is a day labourer. We have no enmity with anyone in the village. We do not know who and why threw acid on our innocent daughter,” she said. Victim's father Jamal Hossain said, "Sajeda's condition is serious and she was taken to Dhaka for treatment with the help of NGO Brac. I informed Patgarm police of the acid attack." Police is trying to find out the acid throwers, Patgram police station officer in-charge Farid Uddin said.
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