Three cousins drown in Kurigram

Three cousins drowned in a river at Collegepara village of Roumari upazila on Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Zinnat Khatun Dina, 12, daughter of Oli Ullah, resident of Kismat Boro Bari village in Sadullapur upazila in Gaibandha, Siam Ahmed, 13, son of Roumari Government College teacher Haider Ali and Hamim Miah, 16, son of Abdul Kader of Kauyarchar village in Datbhanga union of Roumari upazila.

Abu Md Delwar Hasan Inam, officer-in-charge of Roumari Police Station said that the three cousins went to Sonabhori river of the village in Bandaber union around 12pm for taking a bath.

At one stage, Dina slipped into deep water in the river and drowned.As Siam and Hamim went to rescue her, they also drowned.Later, their bodies were rescued by using net, said the OC.

source: UNB