A 75-year-old farmer named Taimush Ali died while harvesting paddy in Sripur Haor under Brahmanbazar Union of Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar. The incident occurred on the afternoon of May 6, Wednesday. According to local sources, Taimush Ali from Adampur village went to the haor to cut paddy and suddenly fell ill around 4 p.m. Other farmers immediately took him to Kulaura Upazila Health Complex in critical condition, where doctors declared him dead.

Dr. Sharmin Sultana Jereen, the residential medical officer at Kulaura Health Complex, confirmed that the farmer was brought to the hospital around 5 p.m. and was pronounced dead after examination. The report did not mention the exact cause of death or whether any further medical investigation was conducted.

The incident highlights the physical risks faced by elderly farmers during the paddy harvesting season in rural haor areas of Bangladesh.