The ill-fated girl Jannatul Ferdous Salma, 20, of Patuakhali, is now fighting for life at the burnt unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) with serious burn injuries.

Salma, a student of Baufal Degree College, was admitted to DMCH yesterday. Ninety-five percent of her body has been burnt.

Mahbubul Islam, elder brother of the victim, told the journalists at DMCH that his sister had been missing since Friday noon.

At about 7:00pm, Barisal sadar thana police informed him of the attack on his sister.

Mahbubul along with two lawyers of Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association (BNWLA) shifted her to DMCH from Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital.

Salma told the journalists that she had an eight-year-long affair with Noman who had started a cosmetic business at Barisal city corporation market.

The girl went to Noman at 12.00 noon of Friday and stayed with him until evening at the house of his relative.

Then they were locked in altercation as Salma insisted him on marrying her without knowing that Noman was already married to another woman.

At one stage of altercation, Noman set fire on Salma throwing kerosene on her body and fled the scene soon.

Hearing her scream the neighbours went to the spot and rushed her to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital, Salma said.

The incident took place at the house of Noman's relative Dr Syed Mahbubur Rahman alias Iqbal. None was present in the house at that time, she added.

BNWLA has filed a case against the culprit who has gone into hiding.