Two siblings have died allegedly from pesticide poisoning after a cleaning service provider used pest control in their house in Dhaka`s Bashundhara Residential Area.
The deceased were identified as Shayan Mobarrat Zahin, 15, a student of Grade 8 and Shahir Mobarrat Zayan, 9, a student of Grade 3 of an English medium school.
Asaduzzaman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bhatara Police Station, said they suspect that the two boys might have died due to pesticide poisoning.
Quoting the family members, Inspector (Investigation) Shariful Islam said Mobarak Hossain, the father of the two children, hired DCS Organisation Ltd for pest control of the house at Block-I.
The employees of the company applied pesticides there on Saturday and asked them to enter the house after two to three hours. The family members, however, took extra precautions and returned to the house after about 10 hours.
The inspector said all the family members fell sick, but the children had to be rushed to a nearby private hospital. Zayan died there last morning and Zahin last night, the inspector added.
The reason for their deaths is believed to be poisoning from the pesticides, he said.
Their sister is still undergoing treatment at the hospital, police said.
The family members and relatives alleged that the incident happened because of the "incompetent" staff of the pest control service.
When contacted, a man, without identifying himself, said a technical team of the organization who worked at the house is now at Bhatara Police Station.
Filing of a case in this regard is underway.
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