Boy burnt alive in Gaibandha

4 March 2006, 18:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Gaibandha

A 13-year-old schoolboy was burnt alive and property worth over Tk 2 lakh gutted in a big fire at Khatiyamari village in Fulchhari upazila Friday night.

Amjad Hossain was killed in his sleep. His charred body was recovered from the debris.

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