2 burnt alive in Bandarban

Two children of a family were burnt alive in a fire incident in Kumari-Chakkata area under Lama upazila of Bandarban district on Monday morning. The deceased were Sumi Akhter, 4, and a five months baby, children of Ilias Ali of the same area. Police said the fire originating from the kitchen of a thatched house instantly spread to the entire domicile around 11am, burning the two children alive. The mother of the siblings were not at the homestead during the incident. She went out to collect water from a nearby tube-well, according to a news agency.