2 more devotees die at Ijtema venue
Two more devotees died of cardiac arrest at Biswa Ijtema venue in Tongi today.
With these, the death toll at the Ijtema venue rose to four this year.
The deceased were identified as Shafiqur Rahman, 55 of Feni, Sirajul Islam, 65, hailing from Kushita district.
Adam Ali, a caretaker of Maslehal Jamaat, said Shafiqur died around 4:45am while Sirajul around 2am at their respective tents.
Both of them died of cardiac arrest, said a physician at the venue.
Besides, two more devotees--Mohammad Ali, 55 of Natore district and Abdul Jabbar, 40 of Brahmanbaria district died on Thursday due to cardiac arrest.
Meanwhile, two more devotees sustained burn injuries as hot water fell on them while cooking.
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