A director of Department of Environment and his wife died after falling ill at their Mirpur residence on Wednesday (February 21).

Syed Nazmul Ahsan, 56, passed away at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital yesterday afternoon.

Later, Nazmul’s wife Nahid Binte Alam, 48, breathed her last this morning.

Md Kamruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Mirpur Police Station confirmed the matter. 

He said the couple fell ill at their house in Mirpur-2 yesterday. Nazmul was admitted to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital where he died in the evening.

Nahid was admitted to the intensive care unit of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), he said.

Police sent both bodies to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, the official added.

BDST: 1627 HRS, FEB 22, 2024
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