A 35-year-old businessman died Sunday in the capital's Lalbagh after drinking a fatal level of liquor, police said. Mohammad Ali, the father of two children, was declared dead after being rushed to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital's emergency department unconscious, Abdullah Khan, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital police camp, said. Also read: Death toll in Bogura liquor tragedy rises to 12 Citing the doctors, Abdullah said, "Ali died from excessive drinking. His body has been kept in the Dhaka Medical morgue for autopsy." However, Ali's wife Champa Begum said he fell unconscious in the morning after having breakfast. Also read: Drinking excessive liquor: Death toll climbs to 5 in Rajshahi Deaths from toxic liquor rising in Bangladesh At least 16 people died from January 31 to February 5 in Bogura after consuming toxic liquor. Md Abul Kalam Azad, the officer-in-charge of Bogura Sadar Police Station, said: "Eleven people died from drinking toxic liquor in the district and the death toll could increase." Also read: Bangladesh sees rise in deaths from toxic liquor Also, three people from Asiatic-360 died after consuming toxic liquor while on a recreational trip in Gazipur on January 28. Around 10 employees of Asiatic-360 also fell sick and were hospitalised during the period. At least 30 people died last January after consuming toxic liquor.

One person died and two others fell severely ill after drinking toxic alcohol in Bogura’s Gabtali upazila. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam (28), a fishmonger and son of late Sirajul Islam of Madhyapara village in West Mahishaban. The incident occurred at Madhyapara village of the upazila at around 2am on Saturday. Also read: Bangladesh sees rise in deaths from toxic liquor Police recovered the body of Shahidul and sent it to Bogra Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. The condition of the other two, now under treatment, is said to be severe. Also read: Toxic liquor again: Youth dies in Khulna Senior assistant superintendent of police (Gabtali Circle) Sabina Yasmin and officer-in-charge Zia Latiful Islam visited the spot. The alcohol dealer Dr Bahanul Alam Badal, owner of Beauty Homoeo Hall in Golabari Port was arrested after the incident.   Also read: Death toll in Bogura liquor tragedy rises to 12 Gabtali Police Station OC Zia Latiful Islam said the allegations of death due to severe toxicity can be confirmed after the medical report comes. However, the family of the deceased Shahidul Islam said on Saturday afternoon that he had died of a heart attack and not from drinking alcohol.

At least 16 people have died since Jan 31 in northern Bangladesh’s commercial hub of Bogra after consuming toxic liquor, according to officials and media reports. They include eight people who died between

The death toll from excessive consumption of illicit liquor in the district town rose to 12 on Tuesday, with two more deaths in Shahjahanpur.

Another man died reportedly after drinking liquor at Gorapara in the district town on Tuesday.