Schoolgirl drowns

A seven-year-old girl drowned in the Jamuna River in Bhuapur upazila yesterday noon.
The girl was identified as Shipra Sheel, daughter of Shipon Kumar Sheel of Khanurbari village in the upazila.
Local people said, Shipra 'went missing' while taking a bath with her mother Shilpi Rani Sheel at around 12:30pm.
Later the villagers launched a rescue operation for two hours but failed to trace the girl, sources said.