Two siblings drown in Thakurgaon
The deceased were Sadia Akhtar, 11, and Saddam Hossain, 6, children of Aminul Islam
Representational image/Collected
Two siblings drowned in a river in the Sluicegate area under Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon.
The deceased were Sadia Akhtar, 11, and Saddam Hossain, 6, children of Aminul Islam.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Haripur Police Station Zakaria Mandal said they went to bathe in the nearby Nagar River yesterday afternoon but were swept away by the strong current.
Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel
After a frantic search, the body of Sadia was recovered yesterday evening, while the body of Saddam was recovered this morning.
Aminul Islam, a resident of Parshuram Jalchatra village in Gangachara upazila of Rangpur, along with his wife and two children, went to his in-laws' house on the occasion of Eid, the OC added.
