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Child dies of snake bite while playing with doll

Child dies of snake bite while playing with doll
Bangladesh Chittagong

Noakhali Correspondent:

A child died due to snake bite in Begamganj of Noakhali.

Deceased Nusrat Jahan Nuba (3) is the daughter of Nurul Islam Riyad, an expatriate of Abu Dhabi, of Tula Bari, Anantapur village, Ward No. 7, Ekalashpur Union, Upazila.

She was buried in the family cemetery of Anantapur village of the upazila at around 11 o'clock on Tuesday. Earlier, this incident took place at the house of Siraj member of Kamdevpur village of Ward No. 6 of the same union at around 3 pm on the same day.
 
Anwar Hossain Jewel, vice president of Eklaspur Union Chhatra League, said that a few days ago, Nuba went to visit his grandmother's house in Kamdevpur village of the same union with his mother. Yesterday around noon, he was sitting on the bed at Nana's house and playing with dolls. When the doll falls off the bed, a venomous snake bites the leg while picking up the doll. The family members rushed to his screams. He was later taken to a local hospital by family members. Nuba died in the evening while undergoing treatment.


Begumganj Police Station Duty Officer Deputy Inspector (SI) Kazi Md Hasan Kibria said, we have not received any such news. The victim's family did not inform the police about the matter.


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