[Bangla Daily Star] Four people died and nine others fell sick after drinking toxic, homebrewed alcohol in Mahasthangarh area of Shibganj upazila early yesterday.The deceased were identified as former member of Rai Nagar union parishad under the upazila Babu Miah, 60, bread vendor Azizar Rahman, 50, trader Madhu Miah, 45, and sweeper Lalu Prasad.
Uttam Prasad, Tota Miah, Abdul Jobbar, Anisar Rahman, Faruk Miah and Faruk Hossain were undergoing treatment at local hospital and clinics.
Officer-in-Charge of the police station ABM Zahideul Islam said they bought cheap alcohol from Shibganj Bazar area and drank it together.
He said there are some illegal liquor shops in Mahasthan area run by some local people. Raids against the drug peddlers would start soon, he said.
Fallen ill by taking the contaminated liquor, they were brought to Bogra Nursing Home and other local clinics where the attending doctors declared the four dead early in the morning, the OC said.
Body of Azizar Rahman was sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy.