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Two kids drown in Cumilla pond
News Desk
Unnarutal death
2023-11-28, 6:58am
The accident took place at noon at Barani village under Madhavpur union of the upazila.
Two cousins drowned in a pond in Cumilla's Brahmanpara upazila on Monday.
The accident took place at noon at Barani village under Madhavpur union of the upazila.
The deceased were Sinthia Akter, 2, daughter of Samsul Alam, and Hashiba Akter, 2, daughter of Hasan Mia, residents of Barani village.
It was learnt that Hasiba and her cousin Sinthia Akter were playing in the yard of their house. At one point, they both fell into a pond near the house.
Later, the two kids were rescued and taken to Brahmanpara Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctor declared them dead.
Brahmanpara Police Station officer-in-charge SM Atiq Ullah confirmed t