Jhalokathi, Nov 02 (V7N) — A man named Suman Hawlader, 45, died after reportedly consuming excessive alcohol in the Kalibari Road area under Ward No. 5 of Jhalokathi Municipality on Saturday evening.

According to family sources, the deceased was the son of the late Sultan Hawlader. His elder brother, Mamun Hawlader, said that around 7 p.m., Suman consumed a large quantity of liquor near the Shmashan Kalpar area. Soon after, he lost balance and collapsed on the spot.

Local residents immediately rescued him and took him to Jhalokathi Sadar Hospital, where the on-duty doctor pronounced him dead upon arrival.

The body has been kept in the hospital morgue for post-mortem examination. The incident has cast a pall of grief over the local community, and police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.

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