A 20-year-old Cardiff woman has become the third member of a British family to die of suspected poisoning in Bangladesh.

Samira Islam, 20, died on Friday after being found unconscious in a locked room with her family in eastern Sylhet city on July 26. Earlier, her father Rafiqul Islam, 51—a taxi driver—and his 16-year-old son, Mahiqul, had died in the rented flat.

Hundreds of people came out in Sylhet to pay their respects at the funeral of Rafiqul and Mahiqul on 28 July.

According to BBC, which quoted sources, Samira’s mother, Husnara, 45, and the elder son, Sadiqul, 24, were being treated and&nbsp;have since been released from the hospital.

The family of five was on a two-month holiday trip to the South Asian country when they suddenly fell ill.

The police said they collapsed following a meal and tests are being carried out to determine whether they were poisoned via the food or the heating system. It is being said that the family members died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.

The two survivors informed the police that there was a faulty electricity generator in the apartment that was used on the night of the incident. The device emitted smoke, which the police believe could be behind the poisoning.

“Our primary suspicion is they were poisoned,” police official Supt Farid Uddin was quoted as saying.

He added that all family members slept in the same room, the doors were locked and there was no sign of forced entry.

“Our investigators are speaking with the relatives of the victims. So far, we don’t think they have any enmity with anyone,” Uddin added.

Meanwhile, friends of the family in Cardiff have expressed utter shock and disbelief at the tragic news.

"It’s very terrible. It’s very tragic, hard to take in,” Muhibur Islam, member of the Jalalia mosque and Islamic education centre, was quoted as saying.

"The circumstances are not clear. We’re praying that those who have survived will pull through. We’re praying for them all," he added.

(With inputs from agencies)

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A 20-year-old Cardiff woman has become the third member of a British family to die of suspected poisoning in Bangladesh. Samira Islam, 20, died on Friday after being found unconscious in a locked room with her family in eastern Sylhet city on July 26.

A 20-year-old Cardiff woman has become the third member of a British family to die of suspected poisoning in Bangladesh. Samira Islam, 20, died on Friday after being found unconscious in a locked room with her family in eastern Sylhet city on July 26. Earlier, her father Rafiqul Islam, 51—a taxi driver—and his 16-year-old son, Mahiqul, had died in the rented flat. Hundreds of people came out in Sylhet to pay their respects at the funeral of Rafiqul and Mahiqul on 28 July. According to BBC, which quoted sources, Samira’s mother, Husnara, 45, and the elder son, Sadiqul, 24, were being treated and have since been released from the hospital. The family of five was on a two-month holiday trip to the South Asian country when they suddenly fell ill. The police said they collapsed following a meal and tests are being carried out to determine whether they were poisoned via the food or the heating system. It is being said that the family members died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. The two survivors informed the police that there was a faulty electricity generator in the apartment that was used on the night of the incident. The device emitted smoke, which the police believe could be behind the poisoning. “Our primary suspicion is they were poisoned,” police official Supt Farid Uddin was quoted as saying. He added that all family members slept in the same room, the doors were locked and there was no sign of forced entry. “Our investigators are speaking with the relatives of the victims. So far, we don’t think they have any enmity with anyone,” Uddin added. Meanwhile, friends of the family in Cardiff have expressed utter shock and disbelief at the tragic news. "It’s very terrible. It’s very tragic, hard to take in,” Muhibur Islam, member of the Jalalia mosque and Islamic education centre, was quoted as saying. "The circumstances are not clear. We’re praying that those who have survived will pull through. We’re praying for them all," he added. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Third member of UK family dies due to suspected poisoning in Bangladesh

A passenger train derailed in Bangladesh on Monday, killing at least five people and injuring more than 100, and there could be more casualties inside two carriages that fell into a canal, a police officer said.&nbsp;

The train was crossing a bridge on its way to the capital, Dhaka, from the eastern city of Sylhet when it went off the rails, police superintendent Mohammad Shahjalal said.&nbsp;

He said there could be more bodies in the carriages that were submerged in the canal. The derailment occurred near the Moulavi Bazar district, 210 km (130 miles) east of Dhaka.

Railway accidents occur relatively frequently in Bangladesh, many of them at unsupervised crossings.

A passenger train derailed in Bangladesh on Monday, killing at least five people and injuring more than 100, and there could be more casualties inside two carriages that fell into a canal, a police officer said.

A passenger train derailed in Bangladesh on Monday, killing at least five people and injuring more than 100, and there could be more casualties inside two carriages that fell into a canal, a police officer said. The train was crossing a bridge on its way to the capital, Dhaka, from the eastern city of Sylhet when it went off the rails, police superintendent Mohammad Shahjalal said. He said there could be more bodies in the carriages that were submerged in the canal. The derailment occurred near the Moulavi Bazar district, 210 km (130 miles) east of Dhaka. Railway accidents occur relatively frequently in Bangladesh, many of them at unsupervised crossings.

Bangladesh train derailment over canal kills five, injures 100: Police

A train plunged into a canal when the bridge it was travelling across gave way, killing four people and <a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/bangladesh-train-derailment-over-canal-kills-five-injures-100-police-229897">injuring 100 more in Bangladesh</a> on Monday.

Officials said part of the bridge collapsed as the express train went over, sending five cars crashing to the ground, with one of them landing in the water.

Scores of people were trapped in the accident at Kalaura, 300 kilometres (185 miles) from Dhaka.

Local people joined to fire and police teams in pulling the dead and injured out of the wreckage, Rashidul Hasan, a police superintendent, told AFP.

Regional government administrator Tofael Islam said part of the bridge gave way as the train was crossing.

Twenty-one of the injured were taken to a hospital in Sylhet, the nearest city, in serious condition.&nbsp;

Train services from Dhaka to the northeast were stopped because of the accident.

Train accidents are common in Bangladesh because of poor signalling and rundown tracks.&nbsp;

A train plunged into a canal when the bridge it was travelling across gave way, killing four people and injuring 100 more in Bangladesh on Monday. Officials said part of the bridge collapsed as the express train went over, sending five cars crashing to the ground, with one of them landing in the water.

A train plunged into a canal when the bridge it was travelling across gave way, killing four people and injuring 100 more in Bangladesh on Monday. Officials said part of the bridge collapsed as the express train went over, sending five cars crashing to the ground, with one of them landing in the water. Scores of people were trapped in the accident at Kalaura, 300 kilometres (185 miles) from Dhaka. Local people joined to fire and police teams in pulling the dead and injured out of the wreckage, Rashidul Hasan, a police superintendent, told AFP. Regional government administrator Tofael Islam said part of the bridge gave way as the train was crossing. Twenty-one of the injured were taken to a hospital in Sylhet, the nearest city, in serious condition. Train services from Dhaka to the northeast were stopped because of the accident. Train accidents are common in Bangladesh because of poor signalling and rundown tracks.

Train plunges after bridge collapses In Bangladesh, 4 Dead, over 100 hurt

One of Bangladesh&#39;s top writers was attacked and injured in the northern city of Sylhet on Saturday, police said, the latest in a series of attacks on authors and bloggers.

Police said Zafar Iqbal, a celebrated secular activist and bestselling science fiction writer, was rushed to a hospital in Sylhet after the attack.

&quot;He was hit on the back of his head and he was bleeding,&quot; a police constable posted at the hospital told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Abdul Wahab, a spokesman for the Sylhet city police, confirmed the incident, saying police suspect he was attacked with a knife.

&quot;He was in a seminar when he was attacked. His gunman caught an attacker,&quot; he told AFP, referring to Iqbal&#39;s police guard.

Bangladesh&#39;s government provides security for the country&#39;s top secular writers and activists.

Police do not know how many people were involved in the attack nor whether they belonged to any Islamist extremist groups, he said.

&quot;He has been taken to the operating theatre,&quot; he said.

Iqbal, who teaches at a state-run university in Sylhet, is a longstanding a champion of free speech and secularism in Bangladesh.

He is also a top selling author and celebrity speaker who regularly appears at university campuses nationwide.

Suspected Islamist extremists have carried out a series of attacks on secular and atheist writers and bloggers in the last four years, killing around a dozen of them including a top Bangladesh origin American atheist blogger.

Police have blamed homegrown Islamist extremist group Ansarullah Bangla Team, also known as Ansar al Islam, which is linked with Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent for most of the attacks.

Police said Zafar Iqbal, a celebrated secular activist and bestselling science fiction writer, was rushed to a hospital in Sylhet after the attack

One of Bangladesh's top writers was attacked and injured in the northern city of Sylhet on Saturday, police said, the latest in a series of attacks on authors and bloggers. Police said Zafar Iqbal, a celebrated secular activist and bestselling science fiction writer, was rushed to a hospital in Sylhet after the attack. "He was hit on the back of his head and he was bleeding," a police constable posted at the hospital told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. Abdul Wahab, a spokesman for the Sylhet city police, confirmed the incident, saying police suspect he was attacked with a knife. "He was in a seminar when he was attacked. His gunman caught an attacker," he told AFP, referring to Iqbal's police guard. Bangladesh's government provides security for the country's top secular writers and activists. Police do not know how many people were involved in the attack nor whether they belonged to any Islamist extremist groups, he said. "He has been taken to the operating theatre," he said. Iqbal, who teaches at a state-run university in Sylhet, is a longstanding a champion of free speech and secularism in Bangladesh. He is also a top selling author and celebrity speaker who regularly appears at university campuses nationwide. Suspected Islamist extremists have carried out a series of attacks on secular and atheist writers and bloggers in the last four years, killing around a dozen of them including a top Bangladesh origin American atheist blogger. Police have blamed homegrown Islamist extremist group Ansarullah Bangla Team, also known as Ansar al Islam, which is linked with Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent for most of the attacks.

Top secular writer attacked in Bangladesh: Police

Two terrorists have been killed in&nbsp;the counter-terror operation that is still on at Sylhet in Bangladesh as&nbsp;terrorists have been holed up for four days.

&quot;Terrorists are very well trained and armed. There maybe one or more terrorists still inside,&quot;&nbsp;said Brig Gen Fakhrul Ahsan of Bangladesh Army in a press briefing on Sunday.

Earlier, Bangladesh Army spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Rashidul Hasan said that the commando forces are maintaining caution in the conduct of the &quot;operation twilight&quot; as they apprehend the terrorists have planted improvised explosive devices in the five-storied building they have been staying. The&nbsp;casualties&nbsp;and damage that the IEDs can cause cannot be ascertained.

At least six persons&nbsp;have been killed and 44 persons were injured in suicide bomb blast on Saturday&nbsp;evening. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack carried out just outside the perimeter cordoned by security forces.

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The injured have been moved to the MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital. The hospital&#39;s deputy director Debapada Roy told WION that six persons have succumbed to their injuries and 44 persons, including civilians and security personnel have been wounded from Saturday&#39;s bomb blast.

Among the wounded Lieutenant Colonel Abul Kalam Azad, head of the intelligence wing of Rapid Action Battalion is still in critical condition. He&nbsp;will be taken to Singapore for better treatment.

On the ground platoons of commando forces stand guard and an emergency has been imposed within the vicinity.

The armed forces evacuated 28 families comprising of 78 members from the five-storied building before launching assault operation.

Military ambulances and bomb disposal units have been kept on stand by.

On Friday suicide bomber blew up himself at a police checkpost near the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. The suicide blast occurred in space of a week into another suicide blast carried out at the demarcated premise for the future headquarters of the Rapid Action Battalion.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is due to visit India on April 7 when major defence and security agreements are likely to be signed. Security analysts have told WION the recent attacks including the 72-hour standoff so far in Sylhet counter terrorist operation will influence the agreements that will be signed between India and Bangladesh.

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Massive counter-terrorist operation underway. Gunshots exchanged and explosions heard in intervals, reports Saad Hammadi

Two terrorists have been killed in the counter-terror operation that is still on at Sylhet in Bangladesh as terrorists have been holed up for four days. "Terrorists are very well trained and armed. There maybe one or more terrorists still inside," said Brig Gen Fakhrul Ahsan of Bangladesh Army in a press briefing on Sunday. Earlier, Bangladesh Army spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Rashidul Hasan said that the commando forces are maintaining caution in the conduct of the "operation twilight" as they apprehend the terrorists have planted improvised explosive devices in the five-storied building they have been staying. The casualties and damage that the IEDs can cause cannot be ascertained. At least six persons have been killed and 44 persons were injured in suicide bomb blast on Saturday evening. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack carried out just outside the perimeter cordoned by security forces. The injured have been moved to the MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital. The hospital's deputy director Debapada Roy told WION that six persons have succumbed to their injuries and 44 persons, including civilians and security personnel have been wounded from Saturday's bomb blast. Among the wounded Lieutenant Colonel Abul Kalam Azad, head of the intelligence wing of Rapid Action Battalion is still in critical condition. He will be taken to Singapore for better treatment. On the ground platoons of commando forces stand guard and an emergency has been imposed within the vicinity. The armed forces evacuated 28 families comprising of 78 members from the five-storied building before launching assault operation. Military ambulances and bomb disposal units have been kept on stand by. On Friday suicide bomber blew up himself at a police checkpost near the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. The suicide blast occurred in space of a week into another suicide blast carried out at the demarcated premise for the future headquarters of the Rapid Action Battalion. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is due to visit India on April 7 when major defence and security agreements are likely to be signed. Security analysts have told WION the recent attacks including the 72-hour standoff so far in Sylhet counter terrorist operation will influence the agreements that will be signed between India and Bangladesh. (WION)

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