A Saudi Arabian expatriate, his wife, and son have died in Dhaka allegedly of food poisoning after eating from a restaurant near the hotel where they were staying, police have said. The deceased are Saudi expatriate Monir Hossain, 48, his wife Nasrin Akhter Swapna, 38, and their son Arafat, 18. Ramna police chief Omar Faruk said the family had travelled to Dhaka from Lakshmipur on Saturday for medical consultations. The officer said, “We came to know they had dinner from a nearby restaurant named Bhorta Bhaat. Police suspect food poisoning as the cause of death, but have not ruled out other possibilities.
