2 kids drown in rainwater-filled ditch in Gazipur

Two children tragically drowned in a rainwater-filled ditch in the Dewaliabari area of Konabari under Gazipur Metropolitan City on Sunday (July 6) around 11:00am.

The deceased were identified as Junaid (12), son of Akmal Hossain from Bara Mirzapur village in Mithapukur, Rangpur, and Abdul Momin (12), son of Md. Shamim from Taltola village in Shahjadpur, Sirajganj. Both children lived with their families in rented homes in Dewaliabari and were fifth-grade students at a local madrasa.

According to police and local residents, the two boys went to bathe in a waterlogged ditch after the rain. However, they did not know how to swim and soon went underwater. Other children nearby screamed for help, prompting locals to rush to the scene and rescue them. Unfortunately, both were already dead by the time they were pulled out.

Sub-Inspector Rafiqul Islam of Konabari Police Station said that the bodies were handed over to the families without autopsy following their request. A case of unnatural death has been filed in connection with the incident.