3 children drown in Kalapara upazila
Three children died in two separate drowning incidents in Kalapara upazila on Saturday and yesterday.
Yesterday, around 1:15pm in Nachnapara area of Kalapara municipality, two-year-old Jidnee drowned in a bucket filled with water in the family’s bathroom.
The boy’s father Anwar Hossain said after finding the baby drowned in the 25-litre bucket, they took him to Kalapara Upazila Health Complex where doctors pronounced him dead.
The day before, two young girls -- Shahnaz, 8, daughter of Shah Alam Fakir; and Fatima, 7, daughter of Fazlu Mia; -- drowned in a pond at Poshribunia village of Lalua union of the upazila.
Shahnaz, Fatima and another girl named Mim fell in the pond while playing beside it around 3:00pm, said their family members.
Villagers and family members rushed to the scene and rescued the three after hearing their scream for help. Shahnaz and Fatima died after the three were taken to the upazila health complex.
Confirming the incident, Monirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kalapara Police Station, said Mim is still undergoing treatment at the health complex.
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