Four children drowned in separate incidents in Rajshahi on Monday while playing near ponds in two upazilas, police said.
Two children died in Godagari Upazila and two in Puthia Upazila.
In Godagari, Karima Khatun, 2, daughter of Ruhul Amin of Mathabhanga village, and Rafi, 2, son of Rabbul from the same village, fell into a pond near their homes in the morning. Relatives searched for them after they went missing and found the children floating in the pond. They were rushed to the emergency department of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH), where doctors declared them dead at 12:30pm.
OC (Investigation) Moazzem Hossain of Godagari Model Police Station said the bodies were handed over to the families after completing legal formalities. He urged parents to supervise young children carefully while playing near water to prevent such tragedies.
In Puthia’s Kanaipara village, Rashad, 20 months old, son of Roni, fell into a pond near his home while playing and was rescued by locals and family members. He was taken to the Puthia Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead.
Meanwhile, Musa, 5, son of Saidur Islam from Nandanpur Telipara village, drowned in a pond near his home at around 12pm. Officer-in-Charge Kabir Hossain of Puthia Police Station said an unnatural death (UD) case has been filed in connection with Musa’s death.
