Two village police members died after falling ill in extreme heat while travelling to Dhaka to attend a national gathering.
The government has announced Tk3 lakh in financial assistance for each bereaved family and a job in the village police force for one eligible family member.
State Minister for Local Government Mir Shahe Alam announced the support.
The two members fell ill due to excessive heat while travelling to attend the “Village Police Grand Rally 2026” in the capital on Saturday. They were rushed to hospital, where doctors on duty declared them dead. Several other village police members who fell ill are receiving treatment at hospitals.
The information was disclosed in a press release signed by Md Borhan Uddin, information and public relations officer of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives.
The deceased were Md Jamsed Ali, 47, of Lohanipara Union in Badarganj upazila of Rangpur district, and Md Kaimuddin, 58, of Churain Union in Nawabganj upazila of Dhaka district.
After the gathering, State Minister Mir Shahe Alam visited Kurmitola General Hospital and Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in the capital. He enquired about the condition of the village police members receiving treatment and instructed hospital authorities to ensure they received the best possible medical care.
The state minister said the government would bear all medical expenses for the sick and injured members.
He also met the families of the deceased and expressed his deep condolences. He assured them that each family would receive Tk3 lakh in cash from the government. He further announced that one eligible member of each family would be given a job in the village police force to help ensure their financial security.
The minister added that arrangements had been made to transport the bodies to their respective homes and cover the funeral and burial expenses at government cost.
