<i>4 of family acid-burnt</i>
The look of 11-month-old Afsana in her mother Asma Begum's lap tells yet another story of agony and savagery. The mother and child along with two sisters of Asma suffered burns in an acid attack by a youth in Keraniganj early yesterday. Photo: Rashed Shumon
A mother, her 11-month-old daughter and two other female family members sustained burns when a youth hurled acid on them at Baherpur village in Keraniganj early yesterday.
The injured--Asma Begum, 22, her baby Afsana and sisters Nazma Begum, 24, and Suraiya, 28--have been admitted to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Of them, the baby has 18 percent of her body burned. Injury of the others is minor, said Dr Samanta Lal Sen, project director of the burn unit.
Officer-in-charge Asaduzzaman of Keraniganj Model Police Station told The Daily Star the incident took place around 2:00am when the victims were asleep.
The acid-thrower entered the house by digging through the earthen floor and fled the scene through the door, OC added.
Talking to this correspondent, Suraiya, one of the injured, said her sister Nazma got married to Khalilur Rahman of neighbouring village three years ago.
Since then, their family had a feud with the family of Khalil's first wife. Khalil's first-wife's brother Sohel might have thrown acid on them, added Suraiya.
OC Asaduzzaman said Borhanuddin, brother of the three sisters, filed a case in the evening, accusing Sohel and three others.
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