Elderly woman burnt alive
A 70-year-old woman was burnt to death as a fire broke out at her house in Senua Bazar area in Pirganj upazila of the district on Wednesday night.
The deceased was identified as Rojina Bewa, wife of late Sirajul Islam of the area.
Quoting deceased’s family members, Officer in Charge of Pirganj Police Station Prodip Kumar Roy told this correspondent over phone that Rojina kept some burning coal in an earthen pot underneath her bed in a bid a keep her room warm.
At one stage, the mosquito net, set around her bed, caught fire and soon engulfed the entire room.
Rojina was burnt alive as she could not come out of the house due to her old age complications.
On information, fire fighters went to the spot and doused the fire after an hour of frantic effort.
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