A school teacher died after suffering a heart attack reportedly while waiting in a queue to buy fuel at a filling station in Rangpur on Saturday night.
The deceased was identified as Mehedi Hasan, son of Matiur Rahman from the New Engineer Para area of the city. He was a teacher at Balakuar Chowrar Hat Government Primary School.
Family members said Mehedi Hasan had gone to a filling station at Parjatan Mor to purchase fuel.
While standing in line he fell sick and was immediately taken to Rangpur Medical College Hospita, where doctors declared him dead, they said.
Officer-in-Charge of Rangpur Metropolitan Kotwali Police Station Azad Rahman said police received information that a man had died after falling sick while waiting in queue at the fuel station.
“He might have suffered a heart attack while standing in the queue,” the OC added.