School girl dies in Ukhiya as earthen wall collapses
A 10-year-old school girl lost her life when an earthen wall collapsed on her in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar.
The Office-In-Charge of Ukhiya Police Station, Sheikh Mohammad Ali, confirmed the incident to The Business Standard on Saturday.
The victim, Arifa Akter, was a third-grade student at a local primary school. She was playing outside her house, which was situated near a hill in the Kalachandpara area of Jaliapalong union, on a rainy Saturday morning.
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Unfortunately, the fragile wall of their house collapsed on her, leading to the accident.
Arifa was immediately rushed to Ukhiya Upazila Health Complex, where the attending doctors pronounced her deceased.
