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Third member of Cardiff family dies from ‘poisoning’ in Bangladesh

Mourners gather in Sylhet, Bangladesh, for the funeral of Rafiqul Islam, 51, and 16-year-old Mahiqul.
Mourners gather in Sylhet, Bangladesh, for the funeral of Rafiqul Islam, 51, and 16-year-old Mahiqul. Photograph: Jubad Ahamed/PA

A woman has become the latest family member of a British family of five on holiday in Bangladesh to die from a suspected poisoning.

Samira Islam, 20, died on Friday after she was discovered unconscious in a locked room by police officers on 26 July. Her father, Rafiqul Islam, 51, a taxi driver, and his 16-year-old son, Mahiqul, also died in the rented flat in the eastern city of Sylhet.

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