Stoning at moving train: University student injured

A university student sustained severe injuries from a stone thrown at a moving train near Faridpurl ate on Saturday.

Tamanna Tanni, a second-year law student at Gopalganj’s Bangabandhu Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) is now undergoing treatment at the state-run hospital in Gopalganj town.

Tamanna was taken to 250-bed Gopalganj General Hospital, after providing primary treatment at the train.

According to witnesses, Tamanna was travelling on Gopalganj-bound 'Tungipara Express’. When thet rain was crossing Boalmari railway station of Faridpur, a stone hit her forehead, leaving her critically injured.

“Tamanna was critically injured and bled profusely. She was taken to Gopalganj general hospital for better treatment by a university vehicle following first aid.”

Dr Shahriar Khan, a duty doctor at the Gopalganj general hospital, said: “The stone injured the victim on her right forehead and left the spot swollen. A CT scan will show if there's any damage to the brain,”

We have kept her on 24-hour observation, said the duty doctor.