A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) official died after suffering a cardiac arrest while performing upazila election duty in Bagherpara Upazila of Jashore on Saturday night.
The deceased was identified as Nayeb Subedar Rafiqul Islam, 56, of BGB-49 battalion.
Lt Col Selim Reza, commanding officer BGB-49 battalion, said that a BGB team of the battalion went to the auditorium of upazila parishad in the afternoon for performing duty.
Team member Rafiqul complained of chest pain around 10pm, according to a UNB report.
He was taken to Bagherpara Health Complex where doctors pronounced him dead.
