Published on 12:00 AM, September 04, 2020
3 cousins drown
Our Correspondent, Lalmonirhat
Three cousins drowned in the Sonabhari river in Kurigram's Rowmari upazila yesterday noon.
The deceased are fifth-grader Zinnat Khatun Dina, 11, daughter of Oli Ullah of Gaibandha's Sadullapur upazila, and eighth-grader Siam Ahmed,14, son of Haider Ali, and 10th-grader Hamim Islam,16, son of Abdul Quader of Rowmari.
Police said the trio went to take a bath in the Sonabhari river around 1:30pm.
At one stage, Dina slipped into the river water due to strong current and drowned.
Siam and Hamim also drowned while trying to save Dina.
Later, locals recovered their bodies.
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