Two children found dead in septic tank in Feni

The bodies of two children were recovered late last night (20 June) from an open septic tank in the Sat Mandir Road area of West Chhagalnaiya municipality in Feni.

The deceased were identified as Faisal Farabi, 9, son of Qatar expatriate Iqbal Hossain of East Shilua village in Pathannagar union and Sakhawat Hossain, 8, son of Dubai expatriate Shamsul Haque of Durgapur village in Ghupal union.

According to police, the children went out to play on Friday evening. When they did not return for a long time, their families started searching for them. Later that night, their bodies were found in the septic tank of a nearby under-construction building.

Chhagalnaiya Police Station Sub-Inspector Salauddin Rashed said, “It is initially suspected that they accidentally fell into the tank while playing. The bodies have been sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy.”