Kushtia, July 25 -- A family in Kushtia's Daulatpur upazila was left devastated after losing a 74-year-old freedom fighter and his 20-year-old granddaughter within six hours on Saturday.

The tragic incident took place at Purbapara village under Daulatpur Sadar Union, where the deaths of Fulbas Ali, a freedom fighter, and his granddaughter Munni Khatun left the local community in deep mourning.

Family sources said Fulbas Ali died on Friday afternoon due to old-age complications. His body was buried with state honours at Manikdiar graveyard around 10am on Saturday in the presence of Daulatpur Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Pradeep Kumar Das.

While returning home after attending his father's burial, Tujam Uddin, son of Fulbas Ali, ...