Hundreds of mourners have gathered for the funeral of a British taxi driver and his son who died in Bangladesh following a suspected poisoning.
Rafiqul Islam, 51, and 16-year-old Mahiqul were found unconscious with other members of the family in a flat on Tuesday, and died on the way to hospital.
The streets of Mr Islam’s home village in Sylhet, in the east of the country, were lined with people on Thursday afternoon during the service. Sadiqul is said to be beginning to recover but Samira remains in a critical condition, according to friends of the family.
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