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Girl dies after falling near pond at grandparents' house in Jhalokathi

Published : Saturday, 14 November, 2026 at 8:24 AM

Observer Online Report

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An 11-year-old girl died after collapsing and sustaining a severe head injury beside a pond while visiting her maternal grandparents' house in Rajapur upazila on Friday (November 13) afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Mehjabin Raisa, daughter of Md Rafiqul Islam from Nadmulla village in Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur. She had arrived at her grandparents' home in Galua Durgapur village under Galua union with her mother on Thursday (November 12).

According to local sources, Raisa was washing her hands and face with her cousin at the edge of a pond behind the house when she suddenly felt dizzy and fell. She struck the right side of her head and lost consciousness. Relatives and neighbours rescued her and rushed her to the Rajapur Upazila Health Complex, where the emergency physician declared her dead upon arrival.

Rajapur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sujan Biswas stated that the family was permitted to bury the body without an autopsy as no complaints were filed regarding the incident.

-EM

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