Foreign footballer dies in Chattogram jail
A football player from Ghana, who was simply in jail in a drug case, died in police custody at Chattogram Medical College Hospital on Friday.
The deceased was discovered as Frank En Tim Tham, 40.
Senior Jail Superintendent Md Kamal Hossain said Frank was in jail for days gone by four months in a drugs case.
He was hospitalised after he fell sick with fever and cough on Wednesday, he said.
He did of septic shock, Hossain said quoting the doctors.
Officer-in-Charge of Bakolia Police Station Nezam Uddin said police arrested two foreigners including Frank along with Yaba from Shah Amanat area on January 4.
The duo have been playing for different clubs in Bangladesh, he said.
