A doctor was killed and his wife sustained burns in a fire that erupted in their residence in Khulshi area of Chittagong city. The deceased was identified as Dr Imtiaj Karim, 48, a US expatriate physician and his wife Sabrina Sheuly. The couple, who used to live in the USA, came to Bangladesh during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays last month, police said. Nizam Uddin, officer-in-charge of Khulshi Police Station, said the fire originated at the house No-10 on Road-4 of Khulshi Residential Area on Friday. Hearing screams of the house inmates, locals rushed in and rescued Imtiaj and Sabrina Sheuly. They were rescued and whisked off to Chittagong Medical College Hospital where Imtiaj succumbed to his injuries in the afternoon. Critically injured Sabrina was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The reason behind the fire could be known immediately, added OC, according to a news agency.
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