Altaf dies in debris

Altaf Hossain, the victim of Rana Plaza who made it to the front page of The Daily Star on Friday, died trapped inside the collapsed building yesterday morning.
His lower torso was crushed under a huge beam and left hand under a collapsed wall. With his free hand Altaf was seen appealing to rescuers and journalist. The Daily Star took his photo on Thursday morning.
In his feeble voice he said, "Please save me. I have two children and a wife. I must live."
A firefighter, who went to rescue Altaf, however, could not go for any drastic measure fearing further collapsed.
Altaf even implored journalists to go and talk to rescuers, out of a belief that they would listen to newsmen and act a miracle.
Altaf's relentless appeal came to a final halt yesterday around 6:00am. His body is still stuck in the debris.