Angina Temple of Sri Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu in Dhaka Nawabganj.
A priest died in Nawabganj Upazila of Dhaka due to illness in the temple. Relatives believe that he died in extreme heat.
Tapas Saha, general secretary of the temple, said that the incident took place at Angina temple of Sri Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu in Bagmara village of the upazila around 4:30 pm on Wednesday.
Deceased Nitai Chakraborty (70) is the son of late Paresh Chakraborty of Mobarakdi village in Matlab South of Chandpur. He was working as a priest in the temple from a rented house in Bagmara village with his wife and two children for 28 years.
Nitai Chakraborty’s elder son Roni Chakraborty told bdnews24.com, “Dad comes home after praying at the temple like every day from morning till noon. Take a bath, take lunch and take some rest and return to the temple around 4 pm.
“After going to the temple, he suddenly fell ill with heat. At one point he died on the spot after vomiting and profuse bleeding from the nose and mouth.”
Nitai Chakraborty’s wife Rina Rani Chakraborty said, “My husband’s last wish was to be cremated in the crematorium of this temple.”
Expressing grief over the death of the priest, Tapas Saha, general secretary of the temple, told bdnews24.com, “Nitai Chakraborty joined the temple as a priest in 1996. He was serving with honesty and devotion for 28 years. We are saddened by his sudden death.”
Expressing deep condolences to Nitai Chakraborty’s family, Prabir Saha, president of the temple and vice-president of Nawabganj Upazila Awami League, told bdnews24.com, “I cannot accept his sudden death.” All the members of the temple committee are saddened by his death.”
