NILPHAMARI, Aug 12, 2020 (BSS) – A total of four people, including three children, drowned in ponds in separate incidents in the district today.
A mother and her child drowned in a pond near their house in Chilahati-Pragatipara area in Bhogdaburi union of the upazila this morning.
They were identified as Aleya Begum, 25, wife of Ismail Hossain of the aforesaid area and their seven-month-old daughter Moni Akhter.
Police recovered their bodies around 11am and sent those to the Nilphamari General Hospital’s morgue for autopsy.
On the other hand, two other children drowned in the pond at Ghanopara village under Sonaray union of the upazila this noon.
They were Saima Begum, 5, daughter of Delwar Hossain of Chakdhapara village of the aforesaid union and Sumona Akhter, 6, daughter of Sumon Rahman of the same village.
They accidently fell into the pond while playing near it, locals said.
Sonaray Union Parishad Chairman Abul Kalam Azad confirmed the death news of the two children.