AL activist dies of 'heatstroke'
An activist of Awami League died of 'heatstroke' in the town's Station Road area yesterday. The dead is Kala Miah, 57, of Rouha village in Shaltia union under Gafargaon upazila of the district. Kala Miah came to Mymensingh with a procession in support of Fahmi Golandaz Babel, a lawmaker from Gafargaon, to join the AL's council at Circuit House ground yesterday, sources said. When Kala Miah along with the procession reached Station Road area, he fainted due to severe heat around 12:30pm. He died on the way to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, the lawmaker said. The body was taken to his village for burial.
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