A ten-year-old madrasa student named Akrida Jannat Airin died in a tragic accident on Tuesday morning in Goyalmara Teillyarbil area of Harbang Union, Chakaria upazila, Cox’s Bazar. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. when Airin was playing on a swing in her home yard and her scarf accidentally got entangled around her neck, causing her to lose consciousness. Family members rushed her to Aziznagar General Hospital, where doctors declared her dead.

Airin was a fourth-grade student at Goyalmara Ibtedaee Dakhil Madrasa and the daughter of expatriate couple Zia Uddin and Jesmin Akter. Locals described her as a polite and studious child, and her sudden death has cast a shadow of grief over the area. Union Parishad member Shafiul Alam confirmed the incident, calling it a deeply tragic accident.

According to Harbang police, an unnatural death case has been filed as the family confirmed it was an accident. Police visited the scene and prepared an inquest report following the incident.