Seven-Month-Old Dies of Dengue, Father Dies in Saudi Arabia on Hearing the News; Family Loses Three in One Day
Saudi expatriate Arian Khan could not bear the grief of losing his seven-month-old son Ador to dengue. After hearing the news of his child's death, he suffered a heart attack and died in Saudi Arabia. On the evening of the same day, the child's mother Sonia Akter's grandmother also died. Having lost three relatives in a single day, the family has been left stunned with grief.
Seven-month-old Ador died on Saturday morning (31 October) while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka.
Family and local sources said Arian Khan, a resident of the Chauddagram area of Cumilla, had married Sonia Akter of Dakshin Ulania village in Mehendiganj a few years ago. They had two sons — Shahadat Sani (10) and Ador (7 months).
Arian Khan lived in Saudi Arabia for his livelihood. Sonia Akter lived at her father's home with their two children.
About a week ago, Ador contracted dengue. When his condition deteriorated, he was admitted to a hospital in Dhaka. He died there on Saturday morning while under treatment.
When the news of his son's death reached Arian in Saudi Arabia, he fell ill. He later died there after suffering a heart attack.
Meanwhile, on the evening of the same day, Sonia Akter's grandmother died of old-age complications at her own home. The deaths of three family members within a few hours cast a shadow of mourning over the relatives.
Sonia's cousin and neighbour Md Selim said baby Ador and Sonia's grandmother were buried on Saturday night at the family graveyard in Ulania.
Md Selim also said Arian Khan's body will be buried in Saudi Arabia. His parents also live there.
