An elderly couple died from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at their house in Dhaka's Gulshan early Thursday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Md Obaidul Hoque, 72, and his wife Jahanara Begum, 68.
The fire broke out in their flat on the fifth floor of the building when the couple was asleep and was doused immediately, Md Kaijul, sub-inspector (SI) of Gulshan police station, said.
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The couple was rushed to United Hospital with smoke inhalation and died while undergoing treatment there.
"Obaidul and Jahanara had no burns on their bodies. They fell ill due to suffocation. The bodies were kept at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsies," the SI said.