Two children drown while fishing in Moulvibazar

Two children drowned while fishing in a waterbody in Juri upazila of Moulvibazar on Wednesday.

The deceased are Ononno Das, 7, son of Amal Das of Amtoil village in Juri, and his cousin Durjoy Das, 12, son of Narayan Das of Bhairab Bazar in Sreemangal. Ononno was a student of Class 2 at a local school, while Durjoy was in Class 4.

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The incident occurred in Amtoil village under Paschim Juri union.

Local union parishad member Babul Ahmed said Ononno lives with his family in Barlekha, while Durjoy was visiting Amtoil with his mother on Tuesday to attend the funeral rites of Ononno’s grandmother.

On Wednesday morning, the two cousins went fishing in a nearby waterbody, family members said. A villager cutting grass spotted them floating in the water and with the help of other locals took the children to Juri Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared them dead.

Family members believe one of the children accidentally fell into the water and the other drowned while trying to rescue him.

Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Juri Police Station, said the family did not lodge any complaint and bodies were handed over without autopsy. Later, the bodies were cremated according to religious rites.