Schoolgirl dies after ingesting alcohol in Faridpur

Swapna, 17, passed away on Sunday at around 8:30 PM while undergoing treatment at Faridpur Medical College Hospital, increasing the death toll from alcohol consumption in Faridpur to three in just two days. 

Earlier, two friends, Puja and Ratna, died on Saturday from what is suspected to be alcohol poisoning.

Swapna, daughter of Panchanan Bawali from the village of Char Ayodhya, was a tenth-grade student at Char Ayodhya Secondary School under Gazirtek union of the upazila. 

According to reports, Swapna had gone to a local Puja festival with her elder sister, Susmita, on Saturday evening. They returned home at around 10:30 PM and went to bed after having dinner.

Family sources said they noticed Swapna's deteriorating health around 5 PM on Sunday. When asked about her condition, she admitted to consuming alcohol but did not disclose who she drank with or when. The family then rushed her to Faridpur Medical College Hospital, where the attending doctor declared her dead at 8:30 PM.

Charbhadrasan Police Station officer-in-charge Abdul Gaffar confirmed the incident, stating that initial investigations suggest Swapna died from alcohol overdose. 

An unnatural death case has been filed and the body has been sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy. Further investigations are underway.

Earlier, a similar incident in Alipur, where Puja Biswas, 20, and Ratna Saha, 24, both students at Government Rajendra College, also died after reportedly consuming alcohol.