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Two men died and two others fell sick after consuming excessive liquor in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on early Saturday.

The deceased were identified as Srinibas Malakar, 65, and Sourav Das, 25, son of Sudha Das, both residents of village Mirzapur in the upazila.


Bijoynagar Police Station officer-in-charge Md Shahidul Islam said that the victims fell sick after drinking excessive liquor on Thursday night.

They were admitted to Life Care Hospital, a private clinic in Brahmanbaria town. Later, they died there on early Saturday, the OC said.

Preparations were underway to send their bodies to the district hospital for post-mortem examinations, he added.

Two others, who also fell sick, are undergoing treatment at the hospital.