3 burnt to death while torching house

At least three people have died after suffering burn injuries while torching a house over the rape and murder of a teenage girl in Pabna Sadar Upazila, reports bdnews24.com.

Two of them died at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka on Tuesday morning while the third had died at the same hospital on Monday afternoon, said Pabna Sadar Police Station chief Tariqul Islam.

The dead have been identified as Sumon Sheikh, 35, of the Purba Raghabpur area of Bhandara Union, Saiful Islam Sabbir, 28, a native of the neighbouring Notunpara area, and Sapu, 45, hailing from the same area.