4 minors killed in boat capsize

Four children, including two siblings, were killed as a boat capsized in a water body in Bymile area of Gazipur city on Saturday afternoon while they were having a boat ride on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.

Deceased Mim, her brother Sohag, and their neighbours Sadia and Parvin, all are residents of the area, reports UNB.

Nine children, aged 8-12, went for a boat ride in the water body in afternoon as part of their Eid celebrations, said Abbas Uddin Khokon, councillor of ward-12 of Gazipur City Corporation.

The boat sank around 4:00pm after a crack developed in its bottom, he said.

The four children drowned while the rest managed to swim ashore, the councillor added.