First secretary of Bangladesh consulate in Myanmar dies

An official of the Bangladesh Consulate in Myanmar's Rakhine state has died.

Dr Awlad, the first secretary of the Consulate at Sittwe, died early in the morning on Saturday, Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque told bdnews24.com.

But, Haque did not give any clue how he died.

Lt Col Anwarul Azim, the acting commander of the Cox's Bazar sector of Border Guard Bangladesh, said the process of bringing Awlad's body back to Bangladesh through Teknaf Land Port was under way.

No further detail was available till the writing of this report.