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Two minor boys drown in Gaibandha
Greenwatch Desk
Unnarutal death
2025-05-24, 6:50pm
Two minor boys tragically drowned while playing in a canal at Palashbari upazila of the district this noon.
The deceased were identified as Abid, son of Shafiqul Islam, a resident of Boirihorinmari village of the upazila and Labib, son of Abdul Aziz of the same village.
The boys were playing on a makeshift raft in the canal when they accidentally fell into the water and drowned.
Family members later recovered their bodies, which were found floating in the canal.
Officer-in-Charge of Palashbari Police Station Zulfikar Ali Bhutto confirmed the incident, reports BSS.