Six people died and five others became ill for apparently consuming “toxic alcohol” in Noakhali’s Companiganj upazila on Friday.

Six people die after 'taking spirit' in Companyganj upazila in Noakhali, police say. The deceased were identified as Mohin Uddin, 40, Nur Nabi Manik, 50, Rabi Lal Roy, 57, Abdul Khalek, 72, Sabuj, 60, and Liton, 55,hailing from different villages in the upazila.