Madrasa pupil dies in mysterious circumstances on way home in Noakhali

A seven-year-old madrasa pupil, Maisa Ilhan Nua, has died in mysterious circumstances on her way home from her madrasa in Sadar upazila of Noakhali. Police said the initial investigation found no evidence of murder or rape.

The incident took place on Monday (9 November) afternoon in Mahatapur village, ward 5 of Maramtua union in the upazila.

The deceased, Nua, was the daughter of Iqbal Hossain of Abul Hossain Master Bari in Dakshin Nayanpur village, ward 4 of Chhayani union in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali. She was a first-jamaat student at Mahatapur Nurani Madrasa in Mahatapur village.

Her uncle Altaf Hossain said their home is in Nayanpur village of Chhayani union in Begumganj upazila, on the border of Sadar upazila. Nua studied at the Nurani madrasa in Mahatapur village, next to their home.

On Monday morning she went to the madrasa from home. At noon she returned home, ate, and went back to the madrasa. In the afternoon, on her way home from the madrasa, local people found her body lying behind a house beside the road in Mahatapur village.

Md Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sudharam police station, said police went to the spot after receiving a call on the national emergency number 999.

Initially, no injury marks were found on the body. The officer said no evidence of murder or rape was found either.

The officer said the child's teeth were clenched and saliva was coming out of her mouth. In his words, if someone had beaten her, her teeth would not have been clenched and saliva would not have come out of her mouth. That means there is some alternative cause.

However, the officer said details can be given later once the investigation is complete.

Police are investigating to establish the actual cause of the child's death.