A school boy died after being bitten by a snake at Shreenagar upazila in Munshiganj district early Friday.

The deceased was Nasim, 8, son of Md Rahmatullah, a resident of Brahmanpaisa village of the upazila.

Locals said a poisonous snake bit the boy’s hand while he was sitting near the door of their house around 8 pm on Thursday.

Family members rescued him and rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Later, Nasim died at around 3 am while undergoing treatment there.

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