Schoolboy killed in Joypurhat brick kiln

A schoolboy was killed in a mudslide while working in a brick kiln in Joypurhat's Akkelpur on Sunday evening, reports UNB.

The deceased was identified as Jany Mandol, 13, only son of Chayer Uddin, a resident of Abadpur village in the upazila.

Akkelpur Upazila Health Complex officials said a chunk of mud collapsed on Jany, a brick kiln worker and class-VIII student of Bhanukanda High School, at a brick kiln named SAT in the Kanthal Bari area around 5.30pm, leaving him critically injured.

Later, he was rushed to the upazila health complex where physicians pronounced him dead.

On information, police visited the spot and hospital.