Child drowns in Bhola pond

A minor child drowned in a pond at Lalmohan upazila of Bhola district on Wednesday afternoon.

The incident took place at Ward No-2 under Ramaganj union of the upazila at around 2 pm.
Deceased Saima, 5, was daughter of Md Selim, a resident of the area.

According to locals, the child slipped into the pond while she along with others were playing together beside it and her mother was busy at cooking.

Family members rescued her and took to Char Fasson Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctors declared her as dead.

Lalmohan Police Station officer-in-charge Md Mahbubur Rahman confirmed the matter.

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