Two children were burned to death in a locked house in Ghatmazhi Union of Madaripur Sadar upazila on Monday (Dec 5).
The identities of the victims, aged 1 and 2 years, could not be known immediately.
According to locals, the door of the house was locked when the fire broke out.
However, the mother and grandmother of the diseased are absconding since the incident, they said.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Madaripur Sadar Police Station Manowar Hossain confirmed the matter.
He said their mother and grandmother went out of the house after locking the door from outside. When locals noticed smoke coming out of the house, they rushed to the spot and doused the fire.
One of the two children died on the spot while the other died at a local hospital, he said.
Police are investigating the matter, the OC added.
BDST: 1434 HRS, DEC 5, 2022
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