Bangladeshi youth dies in Portugal after 10 days in coma

A Bangladeshi youth named Shoeb Bin Sazzad has died at a hospital in Lisbon, Portugal, after remaining in a coma for 10 days following a road accident, the Bangladesh Embassy in Lisbon confirmed on Saturday.

He left his family, relatives and the Bangladeshi community in Portugal mourning.

He was a resident of Shimultali area in Gazipur.

He was involved in a road accident at around 11:30pm local time on November 4 and was rushed to a hospital in Lisbon with critical injuries. He remained in a coma under intensive medical supervision for 10 days before succumbing to his injuries.

The Bangladesh Embassy expressed deep sorrow over his death and conveyed its condolences to the bereaved family.

During his hospital stay, the Bangladesh Ambassador in Portugal and the staff closely monitored the medical treatment and maintained regular contact with the hospital's doctors. The Ambassador also visited him in person at the hospital, the embassy said in a Facebook post.

The embassy urged all Bangladeshi expatriates and migrants living in Portugal to exercise the utmost caution on the roads, obey traffic laws and remain vigilant about their personal safety.