Three members of a family were found dead on Sunday morning at a hotel in the capital’s Moghbazar area.
The deceased were identified as Monir Hossain, an expatriate worker; his wife Swapna; and their son Arafat Hossain Nayeem, said Masud Alam, deputy commissioner of Ramna Division Police.
"We suspect it might be a case of food poisoning. The bodies will be sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy to determine the exact cause of death," the DC said.
According to police, the family had travelled from Lakshmipur to Dhaka yesterday to see a doctor. As they could not get the desired appointment, they decided to stay overnight at the hotel.
"In the morning, Monir called his relatives and informed them that all three of them were feeling seriously unwell and vomiting. The relatives rushed to the hotel and called police," said the DC.
Preliminary findings suggest that two of them died at the hotel. Monir was taken to the ICU of nearby Ad-din Medical College Hospital but was later declared dead, he added.
