Minor girl burned to death in Dhaka
A minor girl diagnosed with Asperger's was burned to death on Saturday night, as a fire broke out in a shanty in the capital’s Vatara, reports UNB.
The deceased was identified as Rabeya Akter Meem, 12, daughter of Abdul Mannan from Kashba in Brahmanbaria.
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Deputy assistant director (media cell) of the Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarters Shahjahan Sikder said the fire broke out around 8:15pm and engulfed the shanty.
On information, two fire-fighting units rushed to the spot and doused the fire after an hour, he added.
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They recovered the charred body of Rabeya from the spot and handed it over to police.
However, the reason behind the fire is yet to be known.
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