News desk: The number of deaths due to adulterated alcohol is increasing in different districts of the country. At least 15 deaths have been reported in the last few days. Of these, 5 people died in two incidents in the capital and 10 in separate places in Bogra.In addition, many people are being treated for drinking adulterated alcohol made with this toxic methanol. This is spreading anxiety among the people. Law and order forces have been mobilized after the news of the death of several people after consuming adulterated liquor.<\/p>\n
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The autopsy report mentions \u2018methanol poisoning\u2019 in most of those who have died from alcoholism and are in hospital. Methanol or methyl alcohol is the most crude phase of the spirit. It is usually light, colorless and has a pungent odor. Methanol is used in many cases, such as wood or plastic work, varnishing or painting, or printing. In Bangladesh, the news of death in the name of alcohol is often published in the media. In most cases of death or illness caused by adulterated alcohol, methanol has been used as the main ingredient in the manufacture of adulterated alcohol. There are restrictions on the consumption of alcohol everywhere in Bangladesh and the sale of alcohol in all shops. People usually buy wine from some government-approved warehouses, licensed bars and various hotels. Only those who have a license to drink alcohol can buy alcohol from these places.<\/p>\n
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Speaking at at least four government and private hospitals in Dhaka, it is learned that the number of patients coming for treatment for poisoning symptoms has increased in the last few weeks. According to physicians and chemists, methanol can be deadly harmful to the human body. Commercial breweries bring down the amount of alcohol in their products to safe levels for human consumption. However, unscrupulous and illegal traders often add methanol used in industrial work with the liquor made.<\/p>\n
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A study published in the journal Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine in 2016 found that a person could go blind if he took about 4 to 12 grams of pure methanol directly. However, studies have shown that even a small amount of pure methanol can cause blindness or death in individuals.<\/p>\n
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Sohail Mahmood, head of the forensic department at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said that if methanol enters the body, a person can have a heart attack and the nervous system can be severely damaged- – There are two reasons why people can die. As time goes on after taking methanol, it continues to mix with the body and the chances of further damage to the body increase. When methanol enters the body, the supply of oxygen to the cells is disrupted due to poisoning. The amount of acid in the body increases and the kidneys are not able to excrete that excess acid. This results in severe damage to the kidneys, nervous system, liver and other internal organs. In many cases, permanent paralysis also occurs. Doctors say- Methanol poisoning has the most devastating effect on the nerves in the eye. Many survivors of poisoning go blind. Symptoms usually take several hours after methanol enters the human body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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