A 38-year-old woman died after falling ill while visiting the Amor Ekushey Boi Mela on Monday evening, police said.
According to police, Naznin Hossain, wife of Ishraq Hossain, felt ill around 7:30pm and collapsed, hitting her head on the ground.
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Her cousin, who was with her, along with the fire service, rushed her to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Despite efforts to save her, the attending doctor declared her dead at 7:55 pm.
Dhaka Medical College Police Outpost In-Charge Inspector Md. Faruk confirmed that the body has been sent to the morgue for an autopsy.