His wife Yeasmin Akhter Moina (35) died at the hospital around 7:30pm yesterday.
The couple, their two children and a nephew suffered burns in the fire believed to have been originated around 3:30am yesterday from an electric short-circuit while charging Matin s auto-rickshaw.
With more than 40 percent burns on their bodies Mayesha (10) and Ayesha (6) are fighting for their lives at the hospital while another injured Abul Khayer Raihan was released after treatment.
Raihan earlier said the incident happened at Kamrangirchar s Ahsanbagh area when all were asleep and the auto-rickshaw was being charged from the house s electric line.
Anwar Hossain, senior station officer of Hazaribagh Fire Station, said they are suspecting an electric short circuit caused the fire that spread later.
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One Year into First Confirmed Covid Case: Treatment facility in Pabna remains same
Pabna General Hospital where 50 beds of medicine unit are being used for the treatment of Covid-19 patients. Photo: Star Our Correspondent, Pabna Our Correspondent, Pabna
The First Covid-19 patient was identified in Pabna on April 16 last year but on year down the line the treatment facility in the district remains the same although now there are several thousand Covid-19 patients in the district.
There is no scope to manage critical patients in the district as the hospitals are not properly equipped yet. The number of Covid-19 patients is increasing still but we have the same old treatment facility as we had a year back. We don t have PCR lab, 4-bed ICU unit is remaining inoperative, central oxygen supply work in 250-bed Pabna General Hospital is yet to be completed Dr Saleh Mohammad Ali, medicine consultant and also a specialist doctor for the treat