A woman and her two sons suffered severe burns after her husband allegedly set their house on fire using a petrol bomb in Narsingdi town early Thursday.
The victims were identified as 36-year-old Rina Begum, her sons Farhad, 15, and Touhid, 7. They were rescued in critical condition and taken to the emergency unit of National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Shawon Bin Rahman, a resident surgeon at the institute, said Rina sustained burns over 58 percent of her body, while Farhad and Touhid suffered burns covering 40 and 16 percent respectively. All three have been moved to the High Dependency Unit (HDU) for intensive treatment.
Dr. Rahman added that Rina’s husband, Karim, allegedly threw the petrol bomb inside their home, causing the injuries to his wife and children.
