Mymensingh, Bangladesh Global: Three members of a family have been killed after hornet stings in Dhobaura upazila of Mymensingh.
He was identified as Sifat Ullah, 5, son of late Maulana Abul Kashem, 55, an imam of Dudhnoi Bazar Mosque in the upazila.
Earlier on Sunday afternoon, the imam and his eight-year-old daughter Labiba had also died from the hornet stings.
Family members and locals said a boat carrying Abul Kashem and his two children was passing by a bamboo bush on Saturday afternoon, when they were suddenly ambushed by hornets.
This left the members of the family critically injured.
Locals rushed them to Dhobaura Upazila Health Complex, from where they were referred to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
On the way to the hospital, both Abul Kashem and Labiba succumbed to their injuries.
Though Sifat was admitted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, he also died while undergoing treatment.
Dhobaura police station’s Officer-in-Charge Al Mamun Sarkar confirmed the deaths.
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