Man who set himself on fire at Press Club dies in burn institute
A businessman, who tried to take his own life reportedly out of frustration, by setting himself on fire in front of the Jatiya Press Club yesterday afternoon (July 4, 2022), died this morning (July 5, 2022) while undergoing treatment.
The deceased was identified as Gazi Anis (50), from Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia.
He died at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery around 6:15am today, Dr Samanta Lal Sen, coordinator of the burn institute, confirmed to The Daily Star.
"He was brought to the burn institute with 90 percent burns and was placed on life support," the doctor said.
Gazi Nazrul Islam, elder brother of Anis, told The Daily Star that his brother invested Tk 1.26 crore in a company.
"My brother had a dispute with the company… He was supposed to return home [in Kushtia] on Sunday after withdrawing funds from that company," said Nazrul, adding that they received a phone call from the hospital and learnt that Anis set himself on fire in the afternoon.
He further said his brother had been depressed over his investment in the company.
Anis, a father of three, was former president of Kushtia Chhatra League.
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