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Md Abul Barkat

  • Deputy Director, CIPRB

Drowning prevention: Innovating reality and effective measures
Drowning prevention: Innovating reality and effective measures

Drowning prevention: Innovating reality and effective measures

Every morning in Bangladesh begins with laughter, play, and promise of a better tomorrow. But for 40 families every day, that promise ends in grief. Their children, often between the ages of 1 to 10, slip silently into water bodies and never come back. These aren’t just accidents. They are tragedies that leave behind stunned parents, empty cradles, and a silence that screams.