3 minors drown in Brahmanbaria

Three minors died in two separate suspected incidents of drowning in Bijoynagar and Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria on Tuesday.

The deceased are Zannat, 7, daughter of a certain Mizan Mia of Chatur village in Bijoynagar upazila, Sharmin, 8, daughter of one Motaleb Mia, from Noorpur village of the same upazila and Dihan, 4, son of one Manu Mia of Guniauk village in Nasirnagar upazila.

Locals said, the two minor girls -- Zannat and Sharmin -- were playing on the bank of the Khaliajuria river beside Zannat's house in the afternoon, reports UNB.

All on a sudden Sharmin fell into the river around 5:30pm. Seeing her playmate going down the water, Zannat dived into the water to rescue her and drowned as well, they said.

Later, locals rescued them and sent the bodies to Akhaura Health Complex where duty doctor declared them dead.

In another incident, Diahan fell into a pond near his house unnoticed at noon.
Failing to trace their son for a long time, parents conducted a frantic search in the afternoon and spotted their child's body floating on the water.