British father and son found dead and family unconscious at home after 'poisoning'

British father Rafiqul Islam, who is in his 50s, was found dead alongside his 16-year-old son Michael in the town of Sylhet, in the eastern Bangladesh on Tuesday after which local cops believe it was poisoning

The family lives in Cardiff, Wales (

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A British father and son have been found dead with the rest of their unconscious family after suspected poisoning in Bangladesh.

Police in the South Asian country discovered the family of five in an apartment in the eastern town of Sylhet.

Local cops identified the father as Rafiqul Islam, a taxi driver in his 50s, who was found dead alongside his 16-year-old son, Michael.

Rafiqul's wife, Hosne Ara Islam, 40, their daughter Samira Islam, 19, and their son Sadikul Islam, 21, were also found unconscious and are being treated at a local hospital.

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One of the surviving children is said to be in critical condition.

The family are British citizens from the Riverside area of ​​Cardiff and traveled to Bangladesh this month, Wales Online reports.

The eldest son of the family is called Sadiqul and he is 24 years old, according to British records.

The family lived near Tajpur Bazar in the Sylhet district of Bangladesh (

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Police confirmed that they arrived in Bangladesh on July 12 and moved into the apartment where they were found on July 18.

District Superintendent Uddin told WalesOnline the incident was believed to be a case of poisoning, but an investigation into the incident was ongoing.

He said: "After discussing the general situation with the doctors and inspecting the scene, we believe that it may be a case of poisoning. The investigation is ongoing on w ...