A British mother has become the fourth member of her family to die while visiting relatives in Bangladesh from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.
The Cardiff Bangladeshi Society confirmed that 46-year-old Hosne Ara Islam passed away in a hospital three months after her family was stricken by a poisoning mystery.
The bodies of taxi driver Rafiqul Islam, 51, and his son Mahiqul, 16, were discovered in their vacation apartment on July 26; daughter Samira Islam, 20, died 11 days later in a hospital.
Son Sadiqul, 24, was the only survivor following hospital discharge.
The family of five had traveled from Riverside, Cardiff, to the Sylhet district of Bangladesh on July 12 to see relatives.
A couple of weeks later, they were found collapsed during a family supper, and carbon monoxide poisoning was suspected, according to the police.
The bodies of Rafiqul Islam, 51, and Mahiqul Islam, 16, were found in a leased apartment in the Tajpur neighborhood of Sylhet.
In July, a cab driver and his kid perished in Bangladesh. Mourners came for the funeral of the deceased.
The father and son were buried as other family members were hospitalized.
Police said that following dinner on Monday, July 25, the family fell asleep in the same room.
Tuesday between 10 and 10.30 am, their family attempted to enter the apartment.
They contacted the cops after hearing nothing inside.
Officers discovered the door to be locked, smashed it down, and retrieved five unconscious victims from within.
The featured city of Sylhet in eastern Bangladesh, where the family visited relatives while on vacation.
The family informed the police that there was a defective electrical generator in the home, which was to be utilized in emergency situations.
Superintendent Farid Uddin stated that investigators inspected the premises and reported that the generator was emitting smoke while operating, which might have caused asphyxia.
He stated, “We gathered a smoke sample from the generator and sent it to the fire department to determine if chemicals were also discovered in the bodies of the deceased and the surviving.”
We must wait several days for the chemical analysis findings.
Abdul Mumin Khan, Rafiqul’s brother-in-law, told the BBC, following the father and son’s deaths in July, “I didn’t know what to do or say.
‘Everyone is quite sad. Everyone is weeping. My wife is constantly sobbing. I am also in tears.
“I cannot believe that this has occurred. This gentleman is quite affable and a very kind guy. His son is quite kind and kind. Everyone likes him and he likes everyone. His son is an extremely wonderful young man.