Dhaka, March 24 -- An elderly woman and her daughter sustained burn injuries - the mother's far worse than her daughter's - after accidentally falling onto a stove while cooking at their home on Paltan Calvert Road in the capital on Monday.

The injured individuals have been identified as 63-year-old Hosne Ara and her 34-year-old daughter, Taslima Sultana.

Salauddin, a resident of the same building who rescued them, said that the physically unwell Hosne Ara fell onto the stove while cooking around noon on Monday. He also mentioned that Taslima suffered minor injuries while attempting to save her mother.

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The two were later taken to the National Burn Institute in the afternoon....