Two children drown
Two kids drowned in a canal at Buripota village under Sadar upazila in Meherpur on Sunday afternoon. The dead were identified as Shakila, 5, daughter Sahajul Islam and Sharmina, 5, daughter of Mirazul Islam of the village. Family members said cousins Shakila and Sharmina went missing around 2.30:pm on Sunday. Finding no trace, they sought help from local people through loudspeakers. Local people launched a massive search and at one stage found their bodies near Ganges-Kobadak (GK) canal at about 4:00pm.
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