Mohammed Suman Miah
Mohammed Suman Miah
The temperature when he died was about 38 degrees Celsius in the shade
Mohammed Suman Miah from Bangladesh died in Qatar on April 29, 2020 at the age of 34. The death certificate from the authorities states that he died of heart failure as a result of natural causes, but nothing about what these causes are. The family had borrowed $ 7,000 for the visa. Eventually, he got a job at a construction site. The temperature when he died was about 38 degrees Celsius in the shade. Suman's colleagues told his family that he died towards the end of the shift from a heart attack and that he was taken to the hospital but that his life could not be saved.
Told to the journalistic platform Blankspot
Mohammed Suman Miah worked in construction before he died of heart failure, at 34, in Qatar on April 29, 2020. It says on his death certificate that he died of natural causes but there are no specific details.
According to Amnesty International, he went through a medical exam before he traveled to Qatar in 2016, and never complained about his health whatsoever before he died.
The family borrowed $7,000 to pay for the work visa.
The daily temperatures at his job site were around +38C / 100F in the shade. Suman’s colleagues said he had a heart attack toward the end of the workday. He was transported to the hospital but his life could not be saved. No autopsy was made.
To get his body home from the airport, the family had to rent an ambulance. They received $1,165 in lost pay and the Bangladeshi authorities paid $400 for funeral expenses. Three months later they also got $3,500, money they used toward Suman’s loan.
Now the family depends on the oldest son to make ends meet, but the widow is concerned it won’t be enough for her children’s school fees.
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