Two Secondary School Certificate (SSC) candidates in Bhola’s Charfassion fell ill due to extreme heat while taking their exam at the Charfassion Government TB Model Secondary School center. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in room number two of the school’s southern dormitory, where the students, identified as Sanjida and Samia, became sick because there were no fans in the exam room. They were taken to Charfassion Upazila Health Complex for treatment. One student was discharged after primary care, while the other remained under treatment.

Parents of several students expressed anger over the lack of fans in the exam rooms and urged authorities to install them immediately. Acting head teacher Taslima Begum stated that the dormitory rooms have good ventilation through windows and denied that the absence of fans caused illness. Charfassion Upazila Nirbahi Officer Rumana Afroze said arrangements would be made to install fans in rooms where they are missing.

The incident has drawn attention to the inadequate facilities at examination centers during the ongoing heatwave in the region.