Two people were killed in a fire that broke out at Moulvibazar district Juba League vice-president Sheikh Rumel Ahmed鈥檚 house in the early hours of Sunday.
The deceased were Rumel鈥檚 mother Sheikh Meherunnesa, 65, and his aunt Phulesa Begum, 60.
Sheikh Rumel is former chairman of Mostafapur union parishad under the sadar upazila.
Rumel Ahmed鈥檚 maternal uncle Makshud Miah said that Rumel鈥檚 mother and aunt were living in the house. 鈥楾he security guard saw the fire burning the house around 3:00am. The fire service later brought the fire under control.鈥�
Makshud claimed that some petrol was found in a five-liter bottle next to the house.
Meanwhile, Rumel Ahmed, who is now in hiding, wrote on his Facebook profile, 鈥業 left the judging to Allah.鈥�
Molvibazar fire service officer Jishu Talukder said that he found the door of a room in the house broken when he reached the scene. 鈥楳eherunnesa and Phulesa Begum probably died from smoke inhalation.鈥�
Moulvibazar additional superintendent of police, Md Ajmal Hossain, said that an investigation was under way regarding the incident.
Moulvibazar model police station officer-in-charge Gazi Mahbubur Rahman said that the bottle that found abandoned contained diesel, mentioning, 鈥楴one has yet filed any complaint with the police station in this incident.鈥�
