Four drown in Munshiganj, Natore

Four people including a minor child drowned in separate incidents in two districts- Munshiganj and Natore, on Saturday.

MUNSHIGANJ: At least three bodies were recovered and several others remained missing after a sand-laden bulkhead collided head-on with a trawler in the Padma River near Hasail area of Tongibari Upazila in the district on Saturday evening.

The accident occurred at around 6 pm in the area when the bulkhead collided with Hasail-bound trawler, which was returning from a shoal in the river, leaving several passengers of trawler missing.
Later on, three bodies were recovered but the identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
 
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Tongibari Police Station (PS) Razib Khan said three bodies have, so for, been recovered from the river and several others have remained missing.  

BAGATIPARA, NATORE: A minor boy drowned in a pond in Bagatipara Upazila of the district on Saturday morning.

The incident took place in Panchuria Madhyapara area under Faguardiar Union of the upazila at around 10 am.
 
The deceased was identified as Abdur Rashid, 2, son of day-labourer Sabirul Islam, a resident of the area.

Local sources said Abdur Rashid fell in a pond next to the house in the morning while he was playing beside it.

Sensing the matter, the family members rescued him from the pond and took to Bagatipara Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty doctor declared the child dead.

Bagatipara Model PS OC Nannu Khan confirmed the incident.