Bangladeshi expat brothers died from carbon monoxide poisoning, confirms Oman police

Two of the brothers were scheduled to return to Bangladesh on Friday, an acquaintance says

The cause of death for four Bangladeshi expatriate brothers found dead inside a car in Oman has been confirmed after post-mortems.

In a statement, the Royal Oman Police said the deaths were caused by carbon monoxide inhalation from the vehicle’s exhaust while the car remained switched on, reports the Times of Oman.

Mohammed Yaseen Chowdhury, president of the Chattogram Association in Oman, told local media that the victims were Bangladeshi nationals aged between 25 and 35 and belonged to the same family.

They were identified as Md Rashed, Md Shahed, Md Siraj, and Md Shahid.

According to Yaseen, one of the victims lived in Nizwa, another in Suwaiq, while the remaining two were residents of Muladah.

All four hailed from Chattogram’s Rangunia, Times of Oman said.

Siraj and Shahid had plans to return to Bangladesh on Friday, said Siraj’s neighbour and friend Sakibul Islam.

“On the day of the incident, the four siblings reportedly went out together in a car for shopping. Their bodies were later found inside the vehicle,” he said.

The Royal Oman Police urged residents not to keep vehicles running while sleeping or remaining inside enclosed spaces because of the risk posed by toxic gases, the Times of Oman report added.