Death of 2 siblings: Chairman, MD of pest control company remanded

A Dhaka court granted a three-day remand for questioning the chairman and managing director of the pest control company in connection, in connection with the deaths of two children in Bashundhara residential area.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbub Ahmed passed the order on Thursday (June 8).

The two accused are Ashrafuzzaman, chairman of the company, and Farhadul Amin, managing director (MD).

Earlier, Bhatara police station Sub-Inspector Rafiqul Islam produced the accused before the court seeking 10 days remand.

It was learnt that the parents of Shayan and Shahir called in the pest control workers of DCS Company Ltd at their Basundhara residence to kill cockroaches on Friday (June 2). After spraying inside the house, the workers told the parents of Shayan and Shahir not to enter the residence for six hours. Then they would have to live washing the entire residence. The family members returned to the house spending six hours and then went to sleep.

Getting awoke from sleep on the following morning, the youngest son Shahir fell sick. Then his elder brother Shayan also fell sick. The two siblings were taken to a private hospital early Sunday morning where doctors pronounced Shahir dead after examining him. Later, Shayan died while he underwent treatment.