Snake bite kills housewife in Gazipur

A housewife died after being bitten by a snake at Kaliganj upazila in Gazipur district on Friday.

A housewife died after being bitten by a snake at Kaliganj upazila in Gazipur district on Friday morning.

The dead was Shefali Begum, 38, wife of Shafiqul Islam, a resident of Dewpara village under Jangalia union of the upazila.

It was learnt that a poisonous snake came out of hole and bit her leg while she was going to toilet behind her house.

Family members rescued her injured and took to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital where she was declared dead.