3 of a family die from 'puffer fish poisoning'
Three members of a family died and two others fell sick after eating puffer fish (Patka fish) in Dholaipar area in the capital last night.
The deceased were Mohammad Jumman, 10, his younger brother Mohammad Rabin, 8, and his maternal uncle Mohammad Shahin, 20.
Jumman's mother Farida Begum, 32, and his another maternal uncle Mohammad Surur, 18, were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
Puffers can be lethal because some species contain the highly toxic substance tetraodontoxin, which causes numbness, vomiting, decreased blood pressure, and muscle paralysis.
Inspector Mozammel Haque, DMCH police camp in-charge, told The Daily Star that locals brought the five to the hospital around 11:15pm where doctors declared the three dead.
Jumman's father Mohammad Nazim, a rickshaw garage worker, told reporters at DMCH that the five fell sick around 9:00 after eating the puffer fish, which he brought from Dholaipar Bazar.
Meanwhile, three members from another family in neighbouring east Dholaipar, who also consumed puffer fish, were admitted to the hospital around 12:00midnight, said police. They were Suma, 14, her brother Miraj, 9, and their mother Taslima, 35.
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