Unidentified Disease In Chandpur
26 schoolgirls collapse in two days
Twenty-six girls of Bashara High School in Faridganj upazila in the district suddenly became unconscious in the classrooms yesterday and Tuesday.
"They were attacked with mass hysteria. It is a psychological disease," Civil Surgeon Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman said after visiting the school yesterday.
Even during the doctor's short stay at the school yesterday noon, four girls of class XI and X collapsed on the floor, said schoolteachers.
A medical team treated the girls on the school premises.
On Tuesday, 22 girls fell ill and became unconscious, school headmaster Md Abul Kashem told this correspondent.
The unknown disease attacked several girls earlier on June 26, July 2, July 8, and July 12, he said.
Amid panic due to the spread of the mass hysteria, students' attendance in classes has reduced to almost half, said the headmaster and other teachers.
An orientation meeting on health and psychology will be held at this school on Saturday morning. Guardians, local representatives, teachers and students of schools have been asked to attend the function, said Civil Surgeon Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman.
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