Two boys aged 17 and 8, and an 8-year-old girl have drowned in floodwaters in Moulvibazar and Netrokona. The dead are Hridoy Ahmed, 17, and Sadi Ahmed, 8, of Shyamerkona village in Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila and Tora Moni, 8, of Gourakanda village in Netrokona’s Mohanganj Upazila. But Hridoy and Sadi were washed away when Hridoy got into the water again to save Sadi. Md Delwar Hossain, chief of Mohanganj Police Station, said Tora fell in the water and went missing on Wednesday afternoon. Tora Moni’s uncle Foyez Rahman Plabon, convenor of Mohanganj Upazila unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, said: “Everyone needs to keep an eye on small children at this time.

Source: bd News24 June 20, 2024 16:17 UTC