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Five children die in Jamalpur boat accident
Five children drown in Jamalpur while travelling by boat in a wetland.
Published : 25 July 2019, 08:48 AM
Updated : 25 July 2019, 09:07 AM
The incident took place around 12 noon in Sarishabari Upazila on Thursday, according to Mohabbat Kabir, a local police inspector at Tarakandi.
The dead have been identified as Subarna, 17, Jhuma, 14, Antara, 10, Ruposhi, 8, and Jannat, 10.
Ruposhi and Jannat came to visit their relative and went on a boat trip in the nearby wetland, known as Nikhai Bil, said the inspector.
“There was no boatman. The children were rowing the boat but it capsized after it was struck by big waves. The locals rushed to the spot to rescue them but the children died before they reached.”
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