Chattogram, Feb. 26 -- Three devotees, including a woman, died due to overcrowding while climbing the hill at Chandranath Dham in Sitakunda during the Shib Chaturdashi fair on Wednesday.

The two identified victims were Bantu Das, 50, and Mantu Das, 43. The identity of the woman, approximately 55 years old, has not been determined yet.

Sitakunda Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mujibur Rahman confirmed the deaths of the three devotees and said that the victims might have died due to the heavy crowd and heat at the fair.

Md. Saidul Islam, station officer at Sitakunda Fire Service, said they recovered the bodies upon receiving the information.

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