, Aug. 28 -- year-old schoolgirl died tragically in Gopalganj Sadar upazila on Wednesday after being chased by a dog.

The deceased was identified as Sohagi, daughter of Abdul Hamid Chowdhury of Moulvipara area in the district town and a fifth grader at Shishu Kalyan Primary School.

Family members said the incident happened around noon when Sohagi was returning home from school and a street dog suddenly chased her.

Out of fear, she started running and slipped in mud-water in the yard and got fatally injured.

She was rushed to Gopalganj 250-bed General Hospital where doctors declared her dead.

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