RMG worker burns himself to death
A readymade garment (RMG) worker, who burnt himself in Sarishabari upazila of the district on February 8, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Monday.
Son of Fazlul Haque of Majalia village, Ashraful Islam Ashraf was a worker of a garment factory in Dhaka.
Family sources said Ashraf got married 18 months ago. But his wife eloped with her former lover 45 days ago and since then he had been suffering from mental agony.
Recently, the wife gave a proposal to her husband to come back to continue the conjugal life and Ashraf agreed.
But his relatives and parents prevented Ashraf from doing so, triggering an altercation between him and the family members at home on February 8, said neighbour Shakil Rana,18.
At one stage of the altercation, Ashraf set himself on fire after pouring petrol on his body, said Mohammad Nasiruddin, chairman of Doail Union Parishad.
He was rushed to the burn unit of DMCH where he succumbed to his injuries around 6:30pm on Monday, the chairman added.
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