2 children drown in Buriganga
A boy and his sister drowned in the river Buriganga in the capital when their boat capsized after being hit by a launch on October 1, a day before Eid.
The body of eight-year-old boy Rafiq was found a day after Eid and the body of his eight-month-old sister Pakhi on the night of October 3.
Their father Abdur Rashid, a factory worker, his wife and two other children were also on the boat but they managed to survive.
The tragedy struck the family when they were going to their village home in Shariatpur to celebrate Eid.
Police said Rashid of Aganagar, South Keraniganj, hired a boat to reach a launch at Sadarghat in the morning on the day. But on their way, another launch hit the boat, capsizing it instantly.
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