An autorickshaw driver died after allegedly consuming toxic liquor at a wedding ceremony in the capital’s Kadamtali area, just days before the expected birth of his first child.
The deceased was identified as Roni Hossain, 37, son of late Md Zakir Hossain of Dholairpar Bazar area in Kadamtali.
Roni’s brother, Rabiullah, said he attended a wedding ceremony on Wednesday night and consumed an excessive amount of alcohol, after which he fell ill.
His condition deteriorated over the next two days, and he complained of severe distress on Friday morning.
Family members took him to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around 12:30pm, where duty doctors declared him dead.
Roni had married Laiju Akhtar nearly two years ago, and the couple were expecting their first child later this month.
Inspector Md Habibur Rahman, in-charge of the DMCH Police Camp said the body had been kept at the hospital morgue for an autopsy and the concerned police station had been informed.