18 students fainted in hospital in Bogra

18 students of a primary school in Sariakandi Upazila of Bogra fainted and were admitted to Upazila Health Complex. The incident took place on Thursday (August 22) at 1 pm. They are safe now.

It is known that 18 students out of 20 students of class 5 of Buril Government Primary School of Kamalpur Union, 15 kilometers away from the upazila headquarters, attended the class. All of them fell ill while school teacher Nadia Sultana was teaching the first class.

According to information from students and parents, teacher Nadia Sultana kept the students with their heads under the bench for a long time due to lack of study, which caused the 15 students in the class to faint. However, the school teacher and upazila assistant education officer said that during the class, a student vomited in the class. A few others vomited after seeing him vomit. Then everyone in the class fainted. Later, parents and school teachers rescued them and brought them to Sariakandi Upazila Health Complex. The doctor on duty admitted the students to the hospital and arranged for treatment. According to the information of the hospital, the students who came for treatment are Riya Moni (12), daughter of Hossain Mia (12), daughter of Aminur Islam, Banya Khatun (14), daughter of Abiram Howladar, Yamin Hasan (13), son of Torap Mia, of the same institution. Amjad Hossain's son Sohan Mia (14), Hassan Ali's son Humayun Kabir (13), Machud Mia's son Rabbi Hasan (14), Mosta's son Shimant Mia (13), Osman Gani's daughter Asha Moni (12), Shahidul Islam's son Enamul Haque ( 13), Jahurul Islam's daughter Rokeya Khatun (14), Tajebbar Sarkar's son Abu Musa (13), Mizanur Rahman's daughter Sabina Khatun (13), Maqbul Hossain's daughter Maisha Akhtar (10), Munnat Sarkar's daughter Mohna Khatun (12), Yusuf Miar Son Raju Mia (10), Nurul Haque's daughter Shikha Akhter (10) and Ashraf Ali's daughter Maryam Khatun (11).

A student, who did not wish to be named, said, 'Madam kept us down'. However, the parents of some students said that after getting the news through mobile phones, we went to the school and saw that all the students were unconscious. Later, some of them were taken by the neck in a battery operated auto-rickshaw and brought to the hospital. Some of the parents said that in the class, the madam went to the office with her head under the bench. After a long time he returned. Already those students fainted.

Acting Upazila Education Officer Prabhat Chandra Sarkar said, Nadia Jahan was the class teacher at the time of the incident. During the first class, a student named Rabbi vomited. Seeing him vomiting, another student named Musa also vomited and fell head-over-heels. Later all the students in the class started vomiting and fainting. Later the school teachers massaged their hands and feet with oil and poured water on their heads. The students were then brought to Sariakandi Hospital. They have been kept under close supervision by the Upazila Education Office.

Sariakandi Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Dr. Mahbub Hasan said, we think it is a kind of masked panic attack. Such incidents have happened before in various educational institutions. The students are being admitted to the hospital and are being treated. All students are safe and all have regained consciousness. They will be given leave if fully recovered.

Bangladesh /MP