Four children die in Gazipur boat capsize during Eid joyride

At least four children have died in a boat capsize during an Eid-ul-Fitr joyride in Gazipur city.

Gazipur Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 16 June 2018, 12:16 PM
Updated : 16 June 2018, 12:19 PM

The accident occurred in Baimile area on Saturday afternoon, locals said.  

The victims are Mim, 8, Sadia, 10, Parvin, 8, and Sohag, 7. Further details about them were not immediately available.

Md Abbas Uddin Khokon, a city corporation councillor, said a group of nine children boarded a small boat at Baimile Beel around 3:30pm.

When the boat capsized due to their excessive movement, five managed to swim ashore.

The locals found the four bodies around 4:30pm, Khokon said.