A school student of class 7 died and five other students fell sick from heat stroke on Tuesday (June 13, 2023) in different schools under Dumuria and Rupsa upazilas of Khulna district. The deceased was identified as Surjit Basak, son of Anupati Basak, a class 7 student at Kalibari Secondary School. Read: Collision of two motorbikes leaves two dead in Munshiganj According to family sources, Surjit went to school on Tuesday morning. But on the way, he fell sick in the sweltering heat. He was taken to Dumuria Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead. Dumuria Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sheikh Koni Mia confirmed the death of Surjit Basak due to "cardiac arrest." Read: Worker run over by truck in Chuadanga Meanwhile, five students of Kajdia Secondary Girls School in Rupsa upazila fell sick from excessive heat due to load shedding during an examination. They were taken to the Upazila Health Complex. Chand Sultana, the head teacher of the school, said, "Due to load shedding and intense heat, the students started feeling sick and lost consciousness in the exam hall. They were immediately taken to the Upazila Health Complex.” Read: Man killed in gunfight between ARSA, RSO groups in Ukhiya Rohingya camp, police say

A couple in Khulna were electrocuted to death and their three-year-old child injured  in Khulna’s Dumuria upazila on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased were Abhijit Biswas, 28, of Kulti village and his wife Sundari Biswas, 23. Confirming the incident, Dumuria Police officer-in-charge (OC) Sheikh Koni Mia said Abhijit and his wife Sundari went to the kitchen around 2.30 pm on Wednesday. The tin roof and fence of the kitchen were electrified due to a short circuit. The couple was electrocuted when they accidentally touched the fence. And their daughter Aurna was burnt. Neighbours rushed to the spot, switched off the main switch and took them to Khulna Medical College Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared them dead. However, the child was out of danger after receiving the necessary treatment. Also read: A man, his grandson electrocuted in Sylhet, agitated villagers block Polly Bidyut office

The farmers of Dumuria upazila in Khulna are showing more interest in vegetable farming than that of paddy in the hope of making more profits with little labour.