<p style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Detectives in a drive arrested the managing director (MD) and chairman of a pest control company that worked at the home of a family in Dhaka's Bashundhara -- following which the family fell sick and two siblings died while undergoing treatment.</span><br></p><p style="text-align: justify; ">The MD and chairman of the pest control company were arrested today from Tangail and Brahmanbaria districts.</p><p style="text-align: justify; ">The arrestees were identified as Ashraf, chairman of the company, and Farhad, its MD.</p><p style="text-align: justify; ">Based on a tip-off, a team of DB from Lalbagh division conducted drives in Tangail and Brahmanbaria, and arrested the duo, Mashiur Rahman, deputy commissioner of Lalbagh DB Police, said.</p><p style="text-align: justify; ">They are now on their way to Dhaka, he said.</p><p style="text-align: justify; ">On June 4, Shayan Mobarrat Zahin (15) and Shahir Mobarrat Zayan (9) -- fell sick after pesticide was used at their home in Dhaka's Bashundhara. Mobarak Hossain, father of the children, hired DCS Organisation Ltd for pest control.</p><p style="text-align: justify; ">Police and the children’s family said the pest control service sprayed insecticide at their new home in Bashundhara’s Block I on June 2. The family members left the house after the insecticide was used.</p><p style="text-align: justify; ">On June 4, the family returned to the house and fell sick after inhaling the pesticide, and they were rushed to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, they said.</p><p style="text-align: justify; ">On June 5, Mobarak Hossain filed a case in this connection. UNB</p><p style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</p>