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Two cousins drown in Panchagarh
Two minor cousins drowned in a pond at the Khasmahal area of Satmera Union of Sadar Upazila of the district on Sunday evening.The deceased were identified as Rashed,11, son of Abu Taleb and Anis, 9, son of Rahmat Ali of the area.Robiul Islam Robi, chairman of Satmera Union said the cousins fell into the pond in the morning while playing on its bank.
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Locals spotted them floating in the water body and took them to the Panchagarh Modern Sadar Hospital where doctors declared them dead, said Abdul Latif Miah, officer-in-Charge of Panchagarh Sadar Police Station.The bodies were handed over to their families, he added.END/UNB/Corr/SIS/ssk
2 including child drown in Barishal
Two including a child drowned in separate places of Agailjhara upazila in Barishal on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Yasin Foria, 20, from Sullashi village and Ibrahim Shikder, 1, from Chadtrishira village.
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Yasin went missing after he went for a bath in the pond at noon, said his father Shahjalal Foria.
He was later rescued from the upazila health complex where doctors announced him dead on arrival.
Meanwhile, Ibrahim drowned in a pond while playing and was declared dead after being taken to upazila health complex,said his father Mozam Shikder.
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Dr Farhana Islam from upazila health complex said, “Both of them died vbefore arrival.”
Two siblings drown in Panchagarh
Two siblings have drowned in a pond in Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh, police said on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Mojibor Rahman, 8, and Habiba, 6, children of Abdul Hannan of Shalbahan union in the upazila, said Jahangir Alam, officer-in-charge of Tetulia model police station.
The tragedy occurred on Monday evening when their father left them near the pond in the Khalpara area so as to ferry bricks to the family house in the Nalagach area in an auto-rickshaw.
Also read: Over 14,000 children die in Bangladesh due to drowning every year
As they were missing when he returned, along with locals, he started searching for them and recovered their bodies from the pond later, the OC said.
“A case of unnatural death has been filed in this regard,” said the officer.
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According to WHO and UNICEF, each year, over 14,000 children in Bangladesh die due to drowning.
Although largely unrecognised, drowning is the second leading cause of death for children under the age of five in the country.
Boat capsizes in Turag, pregnant woman drowns
The body of a pregnant woman was recovered from the Turag River in Ashulia union of Savar upazila of Dhaka after a boat sank in the river Monday morning.
The deceased was identified as Rozina Begum, 22, wife of Ashiqur Rahman of Rangpur and a garment worker in Ashulia, said Idris Hossain, in charge of Tongi Fire Service.
The boat with 30 passengers on board sank in the mid river in the morning. All the passengers but Rozina managed to swim ashore, he said.
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A diving team of Tongi fire service fished out her body from the river around 12 pm.
“The boat might have capsized due to overload. The body has been handed to the family,” he said.
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Two children drown in Bagerhat
Two minor children drowned in a pond near their home in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat on Friday, police said.
The children were identified as Md Jim, 5, son of Delwar Sheikh, and his cousin Brishti, 4, daughter of Lavlu Sheikh, of Telikhali village.
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They fell into the pond near their house at around 11 am while playing, said Md Monirul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mongla police station.
Later, local people found the children floating in water and rushed them to Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared them dead, the OC added.
“A case has been filed,” he added.
Two children drown in Cumilla
Two children drowned in separate incidents in Brahmanpara upazila of Cumilla on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Hossain, 1, son of Md Farhad of Shidlai village and Tanim, 4, son of Md Zakir of Nagaish village.According to hospital sources, Hossain was playing in the courtyard at noon and suddenly slipped into the pond adjacent to the house.
Read: Fire breaks out at moving ferry, doused quicklyWhen his family members did not see him in the courtyard after some time they started searching for the child and later his body was found in the pond.Later, he was rushed to Brahmanpara Upazila health complex where doctors declared him dead on arrival.Meanwhile, Tanim drowned in a pond at Nagaish village on Saturday.
Two teens drown in NCC lake
Two teenage boys drowned in the lake of Narayanganj City Corporation on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Imtiaz Ahmed, 14, son of Iqbal Khan of Deobhog area of Fatullah and Mihad Hossain, 13, son of Zakir Miah of the same area. They were both students of the local Deobhog Madrasa.
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The duo drowned in the lake while bathing before Juma prayer, said Abdullah Al Arefin, deputy assistant director of the Narayanganj Fire Service.
Locals recovered the bodies and informed the fire service.
On information, fire service officials rushed to the spot and handed over the bodies to their families, Arefin added.
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6 kids drown in 3 districts
Six children drowned in Jashore, Chapainawabganj and Dinajpur districts on Monday.
In Jashore, three children drowned in a pond at Srirampur village in Bagharpara upazila around 12:30 pm when they were taking bath.
The deceased were identified as Toma,8, daughter of Harun Molla, Sumaiya, 8, daughter of Kamrul Islam, and Hosain,5, son of Syed Molla from Srirampur village.
Firoz Uddin, officer-in-Charge of Bagharpara police station, said locals rescued the bodies and took to upazila health complex where doctors announced them dead on arrival.
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In Chapainawabganj, two children drowned in a pond in Tikrampur Madhyapara area of the municipality at noon.
The deceased were identified as Didar Ahmed,5, son of Delwar Hossain of the area and Tisha,4, daughter of Mohammad Hossain.
Didar and Tisha slipped into the pond near their house around 12pm while playing beside it, said Mozaffar Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Chapainawabganj Sadar police station.
Locals found the floating bodies of the two children and took them to Chapainawabganj Sadar hospital where doctors declared the duo dead, the OC added.
In Dinajpur, A minor child drowned in a pond in Nawabganj upazila of the district in the morning.
The deceased was Taslima, 2, daughter of Tara Mandal of Haripur Mandbachan village of Golapganj union.
According to the locals, Taslima was playing near a pond adjacent to her house around 10am and fell into the pond.
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Family members rescued her and took her to Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared her dead, said Ferdous Wahid, officer-in-charge, of Nawabganj police station.
Cop drowns in Satkhira pond
A police official drowned in a pond in Kalaroa Upazila of Satkhira district Sunday morning.
The deceased was identified as Rashedul Islam, 40, sub-inspector (SI) of Kalaroa police station.
SI Rashedul drowned in the pond of the police station while bathing around 10 am, said Kalaroa Fire Service and Civil Defense Station Officer Md Obaidullah.
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Later, the fire service divers rescued him and rushed him to Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Nasir Uddin Mridha, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kalaroa police station, said SI Rashedul might have suffered a cardiac arrest while swimming in the pond.
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Schoolboy drowns in city pond
A 17-year-old schoolboy drowned in a pond at the city’s Badda area on Tuesday, said police.
The deceased was identified as Miladun Nabi Mahim, a resident of the capital’s Aftab Nagar area.
Mahim drowned in the pond of Chinese Project at Aftab Nagar while bathing along with some friends in the afternoon.
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Later, the fire service divers recovered his body and rushed him to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) where the doctor declared him dead, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH Police Outpost.
The body was kept at the hospital morgue for an autopsy, he added.