A former teacher of Dhaka University was burned to death in a fire at Hamurdia village of Narsingdi’s Shibpur upazila early Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Ataur Rahman, 70, a former teacher of Department of International Relations.
Shibpur police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abul Kalam Azad said Ataur sustained burn injuries as his clothes caught fire while he was cooking in the kitchen around 9pm on Friday.
Later, he was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries around 1am on Saturday.
