A one-and-a-half-year-old girl died after falling into a bucket of water at her home in Jashore’s Manirampur Upazila on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Aroshi Khatun, daughter of Iqbal Hossain from Dholigati village in Shyamkur union of the upazila.
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According to her uncle Azharul Islam, Aroshi fell into a bucket of water placed next to a tubewell while family members were engaged in household tasks. When they realised she was missing, they started searching and found her inside the bucket.
She was rushed to Manirampur Upazila Health Complex in critical condition around 1 pm, said Dr Alek Uddin of the hospital’s emergency department.
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As her condition deteriorated, she was referred to Jashore General Hospital for advanced treatment but died on the way.