Beggar couple burnt to death in Sunamganj
Girl dies in N'ganj fire
A beggar couple was burnt to death as fire broke out in their thatched hut beside Sylhet-Sunamganj highway at Dabor in Dakshin Sunamganj upazila of Sunamganj yesterday, reports our Sylhet correspondent.
The victims were Chand Ali Miah, 65, and his wife Habibunnesa, 50.
Police recovered the bodies around 8:30am, and sent those to Sunamganj Sadar Hospital for autopsy.
Police suspect that the fire might have been originated from a mosquito coil the in the hut.
Our Narayanganj correspondent adds, a girl was burnt to death and four others were injured as a fire broke out at a workers colony near to a brickfield in Protabnagar area of Narayanganj Sadar upazila early yesterday.
The deceased was Liza, 6, daughter of Kamal Hossain.
Police said the fire originated from the tin-shed room of Kamal around 12:30am, and soon engulfed the adjacent 15 rooms of the colony.
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