Dhaka, June 23 -- At least 32 students have been hospitalised reportedly after drinking water from a tubewell at a school in Tangail's Nagarpur Upazila, spreading panic among other pupils.

Their identities could not be confirmed immediately, Nagarpur Police chief Md Jahurul Islam said, adding that their illness was reported around 10:30am on Tuesday.

The 32 students of Mahmudnagar High School are now receiving treatment at Nagarpur Upazila Health Complex and Tangail Medical College Hospital.

[Updated to follow]

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