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David James

Cardiff woman, 20, becomes third member of family to die in suspected Bangladesh poisoning

A 20-year-old woman who is thought to have been poisoned has become the third member of her family to die after the incident in Bangladesh. Samira Islam from Cardiff died at around 8.30am on Friday morning.

Her brother Mahiqul, 16, and father Rafiqul, 51, have also died following the incident at a flat in the region of Sylhet in the north east of Bangladesh.

Hundreds turned out to mourn the family after taxi driver Rafiqul and his son died and Samira was found unconscious. Mr Islam's wife Hosne Ara Islam, 40, and son Sadikul Islam, 21, were both also found unconscious but have survived and have been released from hospital.

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