An 8-year old girl died after being bitten by a snake in Gangni upazila of Meherpur district on Thursday morning.
The deceased was Faria Khatun, daughter of Haider Ali alias Bablu of Olinagar village and a student of class two of Terail Government Primary School.
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Faria was bitten by the snake while she was asleep at home, said Bani Israil, Officer-in-Charge of Gangni Police Station.
Family members took her to traditional healer but she died in the morning.