Condition of Feni madrasa student Rafi unchanged

The condition of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who was undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after being set on fire, was unchanged. 

Dr Samanta Lal Sen, co-ordinator of the DMCH burn unit, said the madrasa student, who suffered 75 percent burns, was not out of danger yet as her condition remain unchanged. 

A videoconference with the doctors of Singapore General Hospital will be held today over the treatment of Nusrat Jahan Rafi, he said.

"We have the information exchange with the doctors of Singapore General Hospital over Rafi's treatment. They are giving some advices and treatment is underway according to those," he said.

Rafi will be taken to Singapore for better treatment once she condition improved, added Dr Samanta Lal.

Earlier, Nusrat had accused Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa Principal Sirajuddoula of sexually harassing her.

The principal was arrested on March 27 and subsequently suspended. A number of students pressed for his release while another group demanded his punishment.

She went to Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa centre around 9:30am on Saturday to attend Alim examinations when some students, loyal to Principal Sirajuddoula, took her to the roof and set her on fire, according to the victim’s brother Mahmudul Hasan Noman.

The madrasa has been shut down until April 17, after the incident grabbed the headlines and sparked outrage across Bangladesh.