A student who appeared at this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination died at Dakkhin Purba Dhawa village in Bhandaria upazila on Tuesday after suffering from fever, cold and sore throat.
The deceased was identified as Sabuj Hawladar, 17, son of Aziz Hawladar of the village.
Dr HM Zahirul Islam, a health officer of Bhandaria Upazila Health Complex, said Sabuj had been suffering from fever, cold, cough and sore throat for the last four days.
When his family informed the matter to the hospital over phone in the morning, the authorities concerned asked them to take Sabuj to the hospital, he said, adding that but family members kept him at home where he died in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, Sabuj’s samples were sent to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) in Dhaka for determining whether he was infected with coronavirus or not.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Bhandaria Nazmul Alam said the local administration put the whole village under lockdown following the death of the boy.