2 siblings burnt to death

The deceased were identified as Palash, 12, and Tushar, 7, sons of Iqbal Hossain.

Fire Service and Civil Defence duty officer Mizanur Rahman said that the fire originated from a mosquito coil in their house in Matuail Council Road area around 2:44am.

Being informed, two fire-fighting units rushed to the scene and doused the fire around 3:45am.

Later, they recovered the charred bodies of the brothers and rescued their burn injured father from the house.