Fire kills minor girl

A Correspondent, Bogra
A nine-year-old girl was burnt alive as a house was gutted in a fire at Chokkhanpur village in Sherpur upazila on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Hamida, 9, daughter of Hamidul Islam of the village. Hamida's mother Shirin Akhtar, 32, and her sister Asma, 5, also sustained burn injuries in the incident. The incident took place at around 8:00pm when the victims were asleep, said inspector Mizanur Rahman of Sherpur police station.