Two more devotees die at Ijtema venue


FE Team | Published: February 15, 2019 14:06:45 | Updated: February 16, 2019 13:45:45


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Two more devotees died of cardiac arrest at Biswa Ijtema venue in Tongi on Friday.

With these, the death toll at the Ijtema venue rose to four this year.

The deceased were identified as Shafiqur Rahman, 55 of Feni, Sirajul Islam, 65, hailing from Kushita district.

Adam Ali, a caretaker of Maslehal Jamaat, said Shafiqur died at around 4:45am while Sirajul at around 2:00am at their respective tents.

Both of them died of cardiac arrest, according to a physician at the venue, reports UNB.

Besides, two more devotees - Mohammad Ali, 55 of Natore district and Abdul Jabbar, 40 of Brahmanbaria district died on Thursday due to cardiac arrest.

Meanwhile, two more devotees sustained burn injuries as hot water fell on them while cooking.

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