Burnt mother also loses fight with burn injuries
Sumaiya Khanam along with her family members was burnt in a gas stove fire in Dhaka's Uttara area on February 26. She succumbs to her injuries at a Dhaka hospital on Sunday, March 6, 2016. In the photo, a relative is seen looking at an album amid charred belongings at Sumaiya's house. Photo: STAR
A woman, who lost her husband and two sons in a gas stove fire at their Uttara house, succumbed to her injuries at a hospital in Dhaka this afternoon.
Sumaiya Khanam died around 3:15pm at the intensive care unit of Mohammadpur City Hospital a few hours after she was given life support.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The devastating fire incident took place on February 26 at their Uttara-5 house.
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Her two sons -- one-year-old Zayan Bin Newaz, and 14-year-old Sharlin Bin Newaz -- died of the burn injuries on the same day.
Their father Mohammad Shahnawaz, 50, a maintenance engineer of American embassy, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital a day after the incident took place.
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