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Vol. 5 Num 1019 Fri. April 13, 2007  
   
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4 of a family burned to death


Four members of a family, including two children, were burnt alive in a fire at their house at Chiora village under Chouddagram upazila of the district early yesterday.

The dead were identified as Ali Noor, 35, his wife Rozina Akhter, 24, their son Shanta, 10, and one and half-year-old daughter Shilpi.

Locals said the fire broke out in the tin- roofed house of Ali Noor at about 3:00am and burned him and his family members to death, as they were asleep.

The reason behind the fire could not be known as of 5:00pm yesterday.