Nusrat Jahan Rafi, the madrasa student from Feni who was allegedly burnt after refusing to withdraw sexual abuse charges against the principal, has died after battling critical injuries for five days.

The 18-year-old died at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around 9.30pm on Wednesday (Apr 10), said Dr Abul Kalam Azad of the DMCH burns unit.

Azad, who headed the medical board formed for Nusrat’s treatment, said her condition started to drastically deteriorate from Wednesday morning.

“She had survived despite suffering several cardiac arrests, but died around 9.30pm,” he said.

On Saturday (Apr 6), Nusrat was set on fire by unknown burqa-clad miscreants on the roof of Sonagazi Islamia Fazil Madrasa in reprisal allegedly for levelling sexual abuse charges against the institution's principal Siraj-ud-Daula.

After receiving primary treatment at two Feni hospitals, she was brougth to DMCH the same day with 80 percent burns and put on life support at the intensive care unit on Monday.

Even though Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered the authorities to airlift her to Singapore for advanced medical treatment, if necessary, doctors in Singapore and Dhaka concurred that Nusrat's condition did not to allow her to be airlifted.

Nusrat's family said they had been being threatened after bringing sexual harassment charges against principal Siraj last month.

Describing the incident to police, she said some people tricked her onto the roof of the madrasa and set fire to her by pouring kerosene when she went to the institution to sit for Alim exams, equivalent to HSC.

Nusrat said that the assailants, clad in burqas, carried out the attack when she had refused to withdraw the charges against Siraj, who had already been in jail after a sexual harrassment case started by the girl's mother.