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Arson at Lakshmipur BNP leader’s house: Another daughter dies


Published : 25 Dec 2025 12:34 PM

Another daughter of BNP leader, whose house was locked from the outside and set on fire in Lakshmipur Sadar upazila on December 19, died while being treated at a hospital in Dhaka early Thursday.

Salma Akter Smriti, 17, daughter of Belal Hossain, a businessman and assistant organising secretary of Bhabaniganj union BNP, breathed her last around 12:30am at the intensive care unit (ICU) of National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Shaon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon of the bunt institute said.

She suffered 90 percent burns on her body, the resident surgeon said.

With her death, the number of fatalities from the incident has risen to two.

Her seven-year-old sister, Ayesha Akter, died on the spot on the night of the attack.

The incident occurred early on December 19 at West Char Mansa village under Bhabaniganj union, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Lakshmipur Sadar Model Police Station Md Wahid Parvez.