Normal life was affected in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Saturday, due to opposition BJD's 12-hour bandh over the death of a school student allegedly due to food poisoning.

A girl studying in Class 5 died and more than 100 students fell ill due to alleged food poisoning, after a meal at a government-run residential school in the district, officials said. The Congress also extended support to the bandh that began at 6 am.