A 51-year-old Indian woman died from a stroke while standing in a queue for international passengers at Benapole check post in Jashore on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Biplabi Das, wife of Rabitosh from Phoolbagan area in India’s West Bengal, said her nephew Shanto Chandra Dey.
The incident occurred around 10 am while Biplabi was standing at the exit side of the Benapole passenger terminal.
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Shanto Chandra said they came to Bangladesh to visit some relatives and was standing in the line for a long time to complete the custom immigration work at the terminal to return to India.
At one point my aunt said she was feeling unwell and fell unconscious, he said.
When she was taken to Nabharan upazila health complex she was declared dead by the duty doctor, said Abul Kalam Azad, in charge officer of Benapole Checkpost immigration.
Source: United News of Bangladesh