Restaurant boss dies at 33
Siew Peng Lee • Published 13 Jan 2012 09:00
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TRIBUTES have been paid to a young Dunfermline business boss who died months after opening his new restaurant.
Abedul Rahman Miah, who was also known as Abed, died suddenly after taking ill at the family home in Spinners Court, Cairneyhill, in the early hours of Tuesday. He was 33.
The Press understands that a post-mortem was expected to be carried out yesterday (Wednesday).
Mr Miah used to run the Royal Bengal restaurant in Pittencrieff Street with his father, Mohammed Ashik Miah (55), and had just opened his latest eatery, the Bombay Brasserie in Duloch Park, in September.
His father found him on the bathroom floor after hearing a "bang" around 2am on Tuesday.
He told the Press, "I ran downstairs and I saw him lying on the floor. He was shaking and had fallen in the bathroom.
"I held him and we called for the ambulance. They tried to save him for about half an hour and then they took him to the hospital but when they got there, they said he had passed away."
Mr Miah was born in Glasgow but had lived in West Fife since he was three. He attended Cairneyhill Primary School and Queen Anne High and went on to study biomedical science at Napier University.
He was married to Farzana Islam Miah and was a doting dad to his six-year-old son, Aahil Mohammed Aaryan.
His father added, "He was a very fine person, very quiet and very smart. He loved his football and supported Rangers and he was a very loving and caring father."
Abdul Razzaq Shahid, imam of the Dunfermline Islamic Centre in Woodmill Road, said, "Abed would come into the mosque for Friday prayers. He was a very good footballer and a very nice boy."
Fellow restaurateur Ajaz Mohammed, of Fabric in Canmore Street, added, "Abed was a regular at the mosque.
"We have a bunch of guys who get together every Tuesday to play football but lately he had been concentrating on his business - he was very passionate and excited about it. He was a very fit guy so it was a surprise.
"We kept in touch and he was a very well-liked person in the community. He was raised in Dunfermline and spent most of his life here."
Mr Miah leaves his parents, siblings Jasminara, Jabedul Rahman and Sajjed, wife Farzana and son Aahil.
His funeral was held yesterday (Thursday) at the Dunfermline Islamic Centre.
This article appeared in Dunfermline Press 13 Jan 12
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davejossmith
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Jan 13, 16:28
Report commentMr Miah. Jos and David Smith, we are so sad to hear of your loss. We are now retired in Malta, but often think of you and your family. Jos esspecially, because she knew the boys through Cairneyhill, where you all lived. We all have the same god, but life goes on. May your god go with you.
Dave and Jos Smith, Malta
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lindao
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Jan 15, 18:41
Report commentdear ashik and family. i just heard about this from my mum today,i am so sorry to hear about ur loss. i have known u all most of my life and was devistated to hear about this so late. i am just sending my thoughts and wishes to all the family at this time. love sent from linda ogston,kayleigh and zoe xx
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nisbet1957
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Feb 15, 22:44
Report commentI've been coming up to Scotland for many years on business and have visited the Royal Bengal on many occasions and before Xmas, his new restaurant.
Very nice lad. Shocked to hear this news tonight (15th Feb)
Sincere condolences to his family and his Dad whom I also knew from the Royal Bengal.
Very sad.
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