Desk Report
Publish: 26 Jul 2022, 07:16 pm
The building where the five members of a UK-based Bangladeshi family found unconscious || Photo: Collected
The five members of a UK-based Bangladeshi family found
unconscious at a house in Sylhet’s Osmani Nagar were poisoned, police said
after an initial investigation. Two of them died on the way to the hospital.
They were recovered on Tuesday afternoon from a rented flat in the
Tajpur area, said Sylhet District Superintendent of Police Farid Uddin. Two of
those still living are in critical condition.
The dead have been identified as Rafiqul Islam, who is in his
fifties, and his son Michael Islam, 18.
Rafiqul’s wife Hosne Ara Islam, 40, their daughter Samira Islam,
19, and son Sadikul Islam, 21, were the ones found unconscious. They are
currently under treatment at Sylhet’s MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.
Police went to the scene soon after the incident was reported and
spoke to the other residents of the building and conducted a preliminary
investigation.
“After discussing the overall situation with the doctors and
inspecting the scene, we believe this may have been a case of poisoning,” said
SP Farid Uddin.
“The other people in the building are close relatives of the
victims. We questioned them. At the moment, we believe they fell asleep after
dinner last night. This must be investigated further. How were they poisoned?
How did they die? We will be able to confirm after an investigation.”
“But, at first glance, it looks like murder using poison.”
All of the victims are British citizens and had come to Bangladesh
this month. The family was originally from Osmani Nagar.”
One of their sons was sick and the family rented the flat on Jul
18 to facilitate his treatment. Rafiqul Islam’s in-laws lived in the same
building.
After dinner yesterday, they all fell asleep in the same room, SP
Farid Uddin said. Between 10 am and 10:30 am on Tuesday, their relatives tried
to open the door to the flat. They called the police when they heard no sounds
inside. Police found the door locked, broke it open, and recovered the five
unconscious victims inside.
“After they were taken to the hospital, the father and the
youngest son were declared dead,” the police official said. “The mother and
daughter are in critical condition. They have been transferred to the ICU. The
other brother, Sadikul, is receiving treatment.”_bdnews24
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