Minor girl drowns during immersion of Durga images

The festive joy turned into sorrow when a four-year-old girl drowned in the bordering river Ichhamati during the ceremonial immersion of the images of the goddess Durga yesterday.
The tragic incident took place near Debhata upazila head quarters when the ill-fated girl all on a sudden fell into the river from a boat.
She was identified as Ratna Rani, 4, of Gava village under Sadar upazila.
Local people were trying to recover the body but failed as of writing this report at about 7:10pm.
Like other years, it was indeed a unique union of jubilant people from two neighbouring countries who forgetting the barriers of international border, caste, creed and religion assembled there to see the immersion of the images of Durga.
The law enforcers tried to resist crossing the border but failed to check the stream of people.
On contact, Debhata Officer-in-charge (OC) Humayun Kabir confirmed the incident.