39 schoolgirls, teacher fall sick in B'baria
Our Correspondent, B’baria
Some 39 schoolgirls and a woman teacher suddenly fell sick in their school at Brahmanbaria yesterday morning.The incident took place at Ashuganj Kamaura Shaheed Smriti High School at around 10:00am. Civil surgeon Dr Shahiduddin said the symptoms of the students suggest that they fell victim to 'mass hysteria'. Tanjima Akter, a student of class six, is the first victim who fainted with convulsion and headache, school sources said. Few minutes later, another student, Nasima Akter, 11, suffered the same symptoms. Thirty-seven other students and the teacher fell ill within half an hour, creating panic among the students and teachers. On receiving information, local people, including the guardians, rushed to the school. A medical team from the Civil Surgeon's office treated the students. Two students, Tanjima and Nasima, were sent to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital.
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