Dhaka, May 14 -- Tepri Rani, a Birangana (war heroine) from Thakurgaon's Ranisankail Upazila who was tortured at a Pakistani occupation forces' camp during the 1971 Liberation War, is no more.

She breathed her last on Tuesday night while undergoing treatment at the Pirganj Upazila Health Complex in Thakurgaon.

Her funeral was held with full state honours in Balidwara village of the Upazila's Nanduar Union on Wednesday. The Upazila administration (UNO) and police gave her a guard of honour.

The 72-year-old Rani was the daughter of the late Madhudas Roy of Balidwara village. She had been suffering from different age-related ailments for a long time.

News of her death cast a shadow of grief over the village, with locals breaking down in ...