A boarder of a residential hotel fell sick and later declared dead at a city hospital Wednesday.
The deceased, Mamun (25) and his friend Javed (27) came to Bandhu residential hotel at Purana Paltan area in the city at 9pm and rented a room, said its manager Hasan.
“We received a phone call from an unknown number early in the morning informing us that both the boarders are sick,” he said.
The hotel authorities took them to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where the doctors declared Mamun dead, he added.
Javed was admitted to the hospital, the manager said.
Sub-inspector Bacchu Mia said the cause of death is yet to be confirmed.
“We need to have the post-mortem report to know the exact reason.”