Family tragedy continues

A FOURTH member of a family from Riverside, Cardiff, has died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Bangladesh.

Husnara Begum, 45, has died in hospital in Dhaka, nearly three months after the incident, according to the BBC.

Her husband, Rafiqul Islam (above right), 51, a taxi driv- er, died along with their son, Mahiqul, 16, shortly after they were found unconscious at a flat in Sylhet, Bangladesh, on July 26. A week later, their daughter, Samira Islam, 20, also lost her life.

Their other son, Sadiqul Islam, 24, is the only surviving member of the family.

According to reports, the family had travelled to Bangladesh to visit family and had planned to stay for two months.

Initially, the police opened a murder investigation, but subsequently suggested

the deaths had been caused by a faulty generator. According to them, the family members all slept in the same room, the doors were locked, and there was no sign of forced entry.

When police broke into the flat, they discovered all five unconscious. They were taken to hospital, where Rafiqul and Mahiqul were pronounced dead.

The investigating officer, Masudul Amin, said no one has been detained or arrested in connection with the incident.

“The other people in the building are the victims’ close relatives. We interrogated them,” officers said.