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| Bangladesh deaths: Cardiff mum remains seriously unwell | Bangladesh deaths: Cardiff mum remains seriously unwell |
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| Man pleads for family's death certificates | |
| Man pleads for family's death certificates | |
| A mother who lost three members of her family to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Bangladesh remains "really ill", her son has said. | A mother who lost three members of her family to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Bangladesh remains "really ill", her son has said. |
| Samira Islam, 20, from Cardiff, her father, Rafiqul, 51, and brother, Mahiqul, 16, died after being found in a flat in the Sylhet region last month. | Samira Islam, 20, from Cardiff, her father, Rafiqul, 51, and brother, Mahiqul, 16, died after being found in a flat in the Sylhet region last month. |
| Husnara Begum and her son, Sadiqul Islam, 24, also needed hospital treatment. | Husnara Begum and her son, Sadiqul Islam, 24, also needed hospital treatment. |
| Sadiqul said his mother needed to go back to the UK to recover. | Sadiqul said his mother needed to go back to the UK to recover. |
| The family, from Cardiff, were on a two-month visit to Bangladesh when they were found unconscious. | The family, from Cardiff, were on a two-month visit to Bangladesh when they were found unconscious. |
| Woman is third family member to die in Bangladesh | Woman is third family member to die in Bangladesh |
| Funeral for Bangladesh poisoning probe dad and son | Funeral for Bangladesh poisoning probe dad and son |
| Police, who have been investigating the deaths, said officers visited the property and were told that when a generator was running it had pumped out smoke. | Police, who have been investigating the deaths, said officers visited the property and were told that when a generator was running it had pumped out smoke. |
| Police have previously said all five family members were sleeping in the same room of the flat in Osmaninagar, near the north-eastern city of Sylhet. | Police have previously said all five family members were sleeping in the same room of the flat in Osmaninagar, near the north-eastern city of Sylhet. |
| When family members got no answer at the flat on the morning of 26 July, they saw through a window that the family were lying haphazardly on two beds and called police. | When family members got no answer at the flat on the morning of 26 July, they saw through a window that the family were lying haphazardly on two beds and called police. |
| Officers broke down the door and found the family unconscious. | Officers broke down the door and found the family unconscious. |
| Rafiqul Islam, 51, and Mahiqul Islam, 16, died after being found unconscious in a flat | Rafiqul Islam, 51, and Mahiqul Islam, 16, died after being found unconscious in a flat |
| Mr Islam said his mother has received a CT scan as she had been unwell and that doctors had told him "the heat is majorly affecting her". | Mr Islam said his mother has received a CT scan as she had been unwell and that doctors had told him "the heat is majorly affecting her". |
| "She's really, really ill," he said. | "She's really, really ill," he said. |
| "What I want to do is take her back to the UK as soon as possible and get some treatment there if need be." | "What I want to do is take her back to the UK as soon as possible and get some treatment there if need be." |
| He added: "What I need from the British embassy is the death certificate of my father, my brother and my sister as soon as possible so I can fly back to the UK and get some treatment, or see if my mother recovers on her own with the cool weather." | He added: "What I need from the British embassy is the death certificate of my father, my brother and my sister as soon as possible so I can fly back to the UK and get some treatment, or see if my mother recovers on her own with the cool weather." |
| A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said: "We are providing consular assistance to a British family following an incident in Bangladesh and are in contact with the local authorities." | A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said: "We are providing consular assistance to a British family following an incident in Bangladesh and are in contact with the local authorities." |