Salema Begum, a 65-year-old beggar from Sirajganj, who became known nationwide for saving three sacks of money from her lifelong begging, passed away on Friday evening (October 24) at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogura while undergoing treatment. For over four decades, she lived in extreme poverty, barely eating, yet saved every coin she received through begging. Locally known as “Chhale Pagli,” Salema had lived alone in an abandoned workers’ quarter at Raypur 1 No. Millgate. Earlier this month, locals discovered her secret fortune—three sacks of cash totaling around Tk 1.74 lakh. Her daughter said Salema suffered from mental instability and obsessively hoarded money. Doctors diagnosed her with liver cancer before her death. She was buried Saturday morning (October 25) at the Kandapara graveyard in Sirajganj. According to local authorities, her savings will be distributed in accordance with Islamic law.