Published on 08:06 PM, April 26, 2017
40 children drown every day
Village children play in what looks like a small pool of stagnant water but is actually a channel of the Jamuna river. Photo: Banglar Chokh
Star Online Report
Over 15,000 children drown annually in Bangladesh, according to a survey.
Forty children drown every day and among the total victims, 9,000 are aged between one and four years, according to the survey -- Bangladesh health and injury survey 2016.
Forty children drown every day and among the total victims, 9,000 are aged between one and four years, according to the survey of Bangladesh health and injury survey 2016. Photo: Mohammad Al-Masum Molla
A group of health experts revealed the information at a seminar titled "Saving of Lives from Drowning (SoLiD) project in Bangladesh".
Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB) arranged the programme at a hotel in Dhaka.
The experts however suggested that the lives of the children can be saved if they are kept under a proper watch.
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