Minor siblings drown in Munshiganj
Two minor siblings drowned in a pond in Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj district on Wednesday.
The deceased are Robaiya, 3, and Hujaifa, 5, two offspring of Mirapara jam-e-masjid Imam Abdul Momin of Teghoria village in Rajanagar union of the upazila, reports UNB.
Local people said Robaiya fell into the pond while playing nearby it around 12:00pm while Hujaifa drowned as she tried to rescue her sister.
They were taken to the nearest Nimtali Clinic immediately where the on-duty doctor declared them dead on arrival.
Shirajdikhan police station officer-in-charge Abul Kalam Azad said they were not informed of the incident.
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