A sexagenarian woman was burnt to death at Olidaha village in Ullapara upazila of Siirajganj district on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Selina Begum, 65, wife of Altaf Hossain Nuri of the village.
Tajul Huda, officer-in-charge of Salonga Police Station, said when Selina was cooking food on a gas stove on Monday midnight her cloth caught fire, leaving her dead.
Later, family members recovered the body and buried immediately, he said adding that they’re looking into the incident.
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