Faridpur:A bus driver tragically died from smoke inhalation after a parked bus was set on fire beside the Dhaka-Barishal highway near the municipal bus terminal in the Goalchamot area of Faridpur city early Tuesday.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the deceased, Kalachan Sheikh, 55, was from Diknagar village in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj and had been working as a bus driver for approximately 30 years. Authorities reported that three individuals arrived on a motorcycle, with one setting the bus ablaze using petrol.
Kalachan, who was asleep inside the bus, managed to escape but succumbed to smoke inhalation. He was transported to Faridpur Medical College Hospital, where he was pronounced dead by an emergency department doctor.
Faridpur Fire Service Senior Station Master Sribas Baroi noted that the fire department was alerted at 155 am and quickly responded to the scene, extinguishing the flames within 15 to 20 minutes. Despite efforts to control the fire, Kalachan suffered burns to one hand while attempting to extinguish it himself.
Abul Bashar, organizing secretary of the Faridpur Motor Workers' Labour Union, confirmed that Kalachan had been resting inside the bus when the incident occurred. The police are actively reviewing CCTV footage to identify the perpetrators and have initiated an operation to apprehend those responsible.