A housewife and a girl were killed in two separate incidents of drowning at two villages
in Shahjadpur upazila on Tuesday.
A housewife drowned in a pond at Shaktipur of the upazila in the afternoon.
The deceased identified as Nayantara, 28, wife of Chan Mia of the village, was an
epilepsy patient.
The victim’s family members said Nayantara fell into a pond of their house while taking
bath and drowned in the afternoon.
Local people recovered her floating body from the pond at about 5.00pm.
On the other hand, Rashida, 6, daughter of Shital Pramanik of Raotara village in the same
upazila, drowned in a pond while playing on its bank in the evening.
Later, his family members recovered the body.
Hasan Shamim Iqbal, officer-in-charge of Shahjadpur Police Station, confirmed the
incidents. -UNB, Sirajganj
