A 6-month-old boy choked to death after a piece of apple he was eating got stuck in his throat in the capital's Madartek on Monday.
This incident took place during Iftar at 6:30 pm in Dakshingaon area of Madartek.
The deceased was identified as Samir Ahmed Tien, the only son of Sakhawat Hossain Kanon of the area.
Samir's father, Sakhawat Hossain, said we were having Iftar together, and Samir was sitting on a sofa and eating apples. Suddenly, a piece of apple stuck in his throat. We rushed him to the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared him dead upon arrival.
As the child's family had no complaint, the body was handed over to his parents, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp.