In Rangunia’s Lalanagar village of Chattogram, the bodies of four brothers who died in Oman were brought home early Wednesday morning. The four coffins arrived in separate ambulances, drawing a silent crowd of mourners. The brothers—Shahidul Islam, Sirajul Islam, Shahidul Islam, and Rashedul Islam—died from carbon monoxide poisoning emitted by an air conditioner inside a vehicle in Oman’s Al Muladda area of Al Batinah. Their coffins were placed in the yard of their family home before being taken to Hosanabad Lalanagar High School field for funeral prayers.

Thousands attended the joint funeral, which was led by their youngest brother, Md Enam. The four were later buried side by side in the family graveyard. Two of the deceased were married, while two others were preparing for marriage. Their mother has been informed of only two deaths so far and remains unaware that all four sons have passed away.

The bodies had arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday night and were received at Shahjalal International Airport by Chattogram-7 MP Hummam Quader Chowdhury.