2 village police die en route to rally; govt offers aid, jobs

State Minister for Local Government Mir Shah Alam has announced Tk 3 lakh in financial assistance and a government job for an eligible family member of each of the two village police members who died while travelling to a rally in Dhaka on Saturday (November 7).

The two members, identified as Md Jamsed Ali, 47, of Lohani Para Union in Badarganj upazila of Rangpur and Md Kaimuddin, 58, of Churain Union in Nawabganj upazila of Dhaka, fell ill on their way to the Village Police Grand Rally 2026 amid intense heat.

They were taken to hospitals, where attending doctors declared them dead. Several other village police members also fell ill and received treatment.

After the rally, the state minister visited Kurmitola General Hospital and Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital to check on the condition of the sick and injured members. He instructed hospital authorities to ensure the best possible treatment and said the government would bear all medical expenses.

Shah Alam also met the families of the deceased, expressed condolences and assured them of Tk 3 lakh in financial assistance for each family. He further said an eligible family member of each deceased member would be given a job in the village police force.

The minister added that arrangements had been made to transport the bodies to their respective homes at government expense and ensure proper burial.

- MaT