THAKURGAON: Two cousins drown at a pond in Pirganj upazila of the district on Friday (August 23).
The incident happened at Saguni village of the upazila.
The victims were--Aditya, 4, son of Soten Chandra of Saguni village of the upazila and Tumpa, 7, daughter of Binod Chandra of the same village.
According to victims’ families, two of them fell into the pond close to the house. Tumpa died on the spot while Aditya was declared dead at upazila health complex.
Officer-in-Charge of Pirganj Police station-Bazlur Rahman-confirmed the incident.
BDST: 1623 HRS, AUG 23, 2019
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