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Housewife burnt to death
A housewife succumbed to burn injuries after fighting for life for four hours at Khulna Medical College Hospital yesterday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Hira Begum, 25, a mother of two children, wife of Bokhtiar and daughter of Siraj of Shiromoni area in the town. Police and locals said, Hira was married to Bakhtiar, a Malaysian expatriate and son of Atahar Mollah at Digholia of the town. Asia, mother of Bakhtiar used to torture Hira since her marriage over trifling issues. On Monday, at one stage of an altercation, Asia allegedly poured kerosene on Hira and set her on fire at about 11:30 am. Locals rushed in and took Hira to Khulna Medical College Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries at about 3:30 pm.
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