A 7-year-old girl died and three others were critically injured in a suspected arson attack on their home in Bangladesh on December 20, 2025.

A 7-year-old girl, Ayesha Akter, died and three others, including two of her sisters and their father, a BNP leader, were critically injured in a suspected arson attack on their home in Lakshmipur Sadar upazila, Bangladesh, on December 20, 2025. The house was allegedly locked from the outside and set ablaze, possibly with petrol, during the early morning hours. The victims were rushed to hospital, with the two older girls transferred to Dhaka for advanced treatment. Authorities are investigating the incident, which occurred amid rising political tensions and violence in the country under the interim government.