Wife of MP falls off roof, dies in city

Wife of MP Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury Nixon died Tuesday night after reportedly falling off the roof of the six-storey building they lived in at Gulshan-2,  in the city.
Muntarin Mujib Chowdhury, 33, allegedly slipped and fell, Nixon’s personal assistant Khandker Jahidur Rahman told bdnews24.com Wednesday.
The lawmaker fell ill at home with respiratory problems after his wife's death but recovered on being given oxygen, said Rahman.
Muntarin had been rushed to Gulshan’s United Hospital in critical condition around 8:40pm Tuesday, the hospital’s duty manager Mohammad Minhaz told bdnews24.com.
But she died soon afterwards.
Nixon and his wife, along with their daughter, lived on the building's fourth floor.
Regarding a flurry of mixed reactions over her death, PA Jahidur Rahman said, “This is not a suicide. She slipped and fell.”
However, quoting members of the family, Rahman said Muntarin’s Namaj-e-Janaza would be held at Gulshan’s Azad Mosque Thursday.
She would be buried at Banani graveyard after her parents arrived from Canada.
Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury Nixon, better known as Nixon Chowdhury, is the current MP from Faridpur-4 constituency. He ran independently in the 10th parliamentary election. Later, he joined the ruling Awami League.