Shama Jameela Mollie Hartt, adopted by a Canadian couple in 1972, was overwhelmed when she first discovered her identity as a war child of 1971. Her struggles, however, pale in front of fellow war child Merina Begum, who grew up in Bangladesh and continues to live with the neglect and stigma of being a ‘jaroj shontan’
Two people including a woman were killed in a lightning strike in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Khairul Islam, 48, and Merina Begum, 37. Officer-in-Charge of Shibganj Thana Chowdhury.