3 minors drown in Netrakona

Three minors drowned in a small pond near their house at Uttar Para village of Kendua upazila in the afternoon yesterday. The deceased were identified as Neon, 4, son of Milon Mia, Halima Akter, 3, daughter of Dulal Mia, and Fahima Akter, 5, daughter of Rustam Ali of the village.

Imarat Hossain Gazi, officer in charge of Kendua police station, said the three drowned in a pond near their homes while they were playing on its bank. The facts indicate it is yet another instance of Bangladesh's 'silent killer' of children, striking to take more young lives.

A 2017 study published in esteemed medical journal The Lancet said drowning accounts for an astonishing 43 percent of all deaths in the 1-4 age group in Bangladesh.

3 minors drown in Netrakona

Three minors drowned in a small pond near their house at Uttar Para village of Kendua upazila in the afternoon yesterday. The deceased were identified as Neon, 4, son of Milon Mia, Halima Akter, 3, daughter of Dulal Mia, and Fahima Akter, 5, daughter of Rustam Ali of the village. Imarat Hossain Gazi, officer in charge of Kendua police station, said the three drowned in a pond near their homes while they were playing on its bank. The facts indicate it is yet another instance of Bangladeshs silent killer of children, striking to take more young lives. A 2017 study published in esteemed medical journal The Lancet said drowning accounts for an astonishing 43 percent of all deaths in the 1-4 age group in Bangladesh.