Bangladeshi father and fruit vendor Tofazzal Hossain (standing), who has sparked a debate over assisted suicide, seen with his family in Meherpur.-AFP
Dhaka (AFP) - Desperate to end their suffering, an impoverished Bangladeshi father has begged permission to kill three terminally ill members of his family, sparking a rare debate about euthanasia in a deeply conservative society.
"I have taken care of them for years. I took them to hospitals in Bangladesh and India, I sold my shop to pay for their treatment but now I'm broke," said Tofazzal Hossain as he describes his years-long struggle to cope with the costs of looking after his two sons and grandson.
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