Nine burnt alive, another shot dead in Bangladesh capital

Last updated: June 14, 2014
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- At least nine people were burnt alive as houses at Kalshi Bihari camp in the capital’s Mirpur area were set on fire this morning during a series of clashes over blasting crackers on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat.
 
Another person was hit by bullets during the clashes, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, hospital sources confirmed.
 
BBN/SSR/AD-14June14-1:50 pm (BST)
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