3 minors drown in Sherpur

Three minor boys drowned in a water body in Kauner char of Sribordi upazila in Sherpur district on Wednesday night.

The deceased are Nur Mohammad, 7, son of a certain Fakir Ali, Mohammad Ali, 7, son of one Shukur Ali and Riyad Mia, 6, son of one Sohrab Ali of the village, reports UNB.

The three children slipped into the water body while playing near the bank of it in the afternoon, Sribordi police station officer-in-charge Rezaul Haq said.

In the evening, locals found Nur Mohammad floating on the water body, he said.

On information, divers from local fire service went to the spot and recovered all the bodies from there around 10:30pm, the OC added.