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3 babies burnt to death in Jhenaidah

Three minors were burnt to death when a man set fire to their brother’s house pouring petrol at Kabirpur village in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah on Sunday evening.The deceased were identified as Amin Hossain (8), Safin Hossain (11), sons of Delwar Hossain and Mahin (14) and son ofJasmine Khatun. According to source, Iqbal Hossain locked their Brother Delwar Hossain’s house from outside and set it on fire over family feud, leaving the three kids critically injured.Hearing the news, a Fire Service unit rushed to the spot and rescued the victims with the assistance of local people and then sent them to Shailkupa Upazila Health Complex, where on-duty doctor declared them as dead.In this connection Shailkupa Thana officer-in-charge Mohammad Tozammel Haque told that police detained the accused Iqbal Hossain.