A child died after a wall collapsed during a Nor’wester storm in Baraigram upazila of Natore on Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Bithi Khatun, 12, a student of Agran Ganajagaran non-formal Primary School, reports UNB.
Family sources said she was washing her hands at the tap inside her home around 8 pm on Wednesday, when a guava tree and adjacent wall collapsed on her amid storm. The family members quickly rescued her and took her to a local private hospital where the doctor declared her dead.
Baraigram Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Golam Sarwar Hossain said police visited the spot upon receiving the news and took legal steps accordingly.
