A woman has been killed in a fire that broke out at their house at Rainkhola of Mirpur in the capital.
The deceased was identified as Shahida Begum, 32, wife of Tajul Islam.
The fire originated from a mosquito coil around 2:15am on Tuesday, said Shahida’s sister Nurunnahar.
She was rushed to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital where Shahida died at 7:30am.
The deceased sustained 90% burn injuries, said Nurunnahar.