7 children drown in 4 districts during Eid holiday

Seven children have been drowned in Chattogram, Chapainawabganj, Sherpur, and Brahmanbaria districts during Eid holidays.

In Chattogram, two children drowned in a canal in Kolpolok residential area of Chattogram city today (July 12, 2022).

The deceased were identified as Md Shamim, 10, son of Monir Hossen and Rabiul Islam, 7, son of Ayub Ali, of Kolpolok residential area, reports our Chattogram staff correspondent.

Sadiqur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) (investigation) of Panchlaish Police Station, said locals rescued the children and took them to Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) where doctors pronounced them dead on arrival.

In Chapainawabganj, a 12-year-old boy drowned in the Mahananda River in the town this noon, reports UNB.

The deceased was identified as Kawsar, son of Mesbaul Hoque of the district town, said Mozaffar Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Chapainawabganj Sadar Police Station.

Later, divers of the fire service rescued the boy and rushed him to district Sadar Hospital where duty doctors declared him dead, the OC added.

In Sherpur, a schoolboy drowned in a pond at a college playground in Pakuria union in the morning while playing football, said Naeem Md Nahid Hasan, inspector (investigation) of Sherpur Sadar Police Station.

The deceased was identified as Munayem Islam Mishuk, a class 10 student of Sherpur Government Technical School and College.

Fire service divers recovered the body around 11am, said the OC.

In Brahmanbaria, two siblings drowned in a pond in Nabinagar upazila Monday evening (July 11, 2022).

The deceased were identified as Jannat Aktar, 10, and Sadia Aktar, 7, daughters of Md Atik Mia of the upazila.

The siblings slipped into the pond adjacent to their house and drowned, said Md Aminur Rashid, officer-in-charge (OC) of Nabinagar Police Station.

Later, locals recovered the bodies from the pond, he added.

In the district town, a schoolboy drowned in a canal at Kautali yesterday morning while bathing a sacrificial animal in the canal.

The deceased was identified as Nabil Rahman, a grade seven student of Ideal Residential School and College.

Fire service divers rescued Nabil's body from the Karulia canal after five hours of drowning, said district Fire Service Team Leader Md Jewel Mia.