Fish trader burnt to death in Pirojpur

A fish trader was burnt to death as a fire broke out his house in Pirojpur's Sadar upazila early Monday.

Son of Nazrul Islam Hawladar, deceased Sohel Hawladar, 28, was a resident of Bhaijora area of Phirojpur

municipality.

Deceased's elder brother Nasir Uddin said that his wife woke him up at an early hours saying that his brother Sohel's house caught fire.

The family members and locals tried to put out the blaze but could not save Sohel who was asleep inside the house.

Pirojpur Fire Service and Civil Defense officer Abdur Rashid said a fire fighting unit extinguished the blaze and recovered a charred body from the house.

The fire might have originated from the kitchen stove, Abdur Rashid said.