DHAKA: Nine people were burned to death while 29 suffered burn when blockaders hurled petrol bombs in Gaibandha and Barisal early Saturday.

Our Barisal correspondent reports-- six people, including two children, were killed and 29 suffered burns when suspected blockaders hurled petrol bomb at a passenger bus in Tulshighat area on Gaibandha-Polashbari road on Friday night.

Gaibandha Sadar Adhunik Hospital residential Medical Officer (RMO) Abu Hanif confirmed the deaths to banglanews.

Witnesses said a bus of Napu Enterprise, carrying 40 passengers, was going to Dhaka from Panchpir area of Sundarganj upazila.

On arrival at Tulshighat around 10:45pm, miscreants hurled petrol bomb at the bus, leaving four people, including a child, dead on the spot and 30 others badly burnt.

Two others, including another child, succumbed to injuries at Rangpur Medical College and Hospital (RMCH).

RMO Abu Hanif feared that death toll may rise. Of the injured, 17 are given treatment at the burn unit of RMCH and eight others at the district Sadar Hospital, Hanif said.

At RMCH, conditions of six patients are critical as 70 percent of their bodies have been burnt. Four of them also sustained critical injuries to their respiratory organs.

District superintendent of police confirmed the arson attack to banglanews.

Our Barisal correspondent reports-- three people were killed as miscreants threw a firebomb at a running truck in Gouranadi Upazila of the district at Saturday dawn.

The victims are driver of the truck, his helper and a worker.

Gouranadi Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) M Sazzad Hossain told banglanews that on arrival at Batajor Bazar on Dhaka-Barisal highway, the poultry feed-laden truck, heading to Barisal from Madaripur, came under petrol bomb attack by suspected blockaders, leaving the trio dead on the spot. 

Barisal police super AKM Ahsan Ullah also confirmed the matter to banglanews.

BDST: 1341 HRS, FEB 07, 2015

** 6 killed, 29 burnt in petrol bomb attack 
** Firebomb attack kills 3 in Barisal