The driver of a train burnt him by trying to prevent a petrol bomb coming inside his cabin threw by strike supporters for saving the train’s engine and almost 1500 passengers on board. His name is Bulbul. After saving the life of1500 passengers and national property, he is now on Rajshahi railway Hospital bed, fighting with his death. He is the assistant rail driver of south zone. At Wednesday night while he was doing his duty was attacked by petrol bombing.
The railway hospital said that, his belly, hip, and left hand burnt very badly. The most burnt place was his hip,. The doctor of railway hospital Hamidul Haq said that they will try to give him all the necessary treatments required in that hospital, and hopefully he gets well soon.
Bulbul said that around 10 pm when the train left Sirajgonj station, the strike supporters immediately threw a petrol bomb outside from the window to his cabin. He caught on fire in no time. But before the bomb could really explore, he threw the bomb outside of the window, but the engine also caught fire. Without seeing no other options, while he was on fire as well, removed his jacket and rubbed it one the engine to stop fire, luckily he succeed on that. After that, rolled over the floor and after 5 to 6 minutes, as he said, he managed somehow to stop fire on his body. Then he almost drove 3 hours to his station with his burnt body. Then he was taken to that hospital by the railway authority.