Khulna: Two minor children drowned in a pond at Khalishpur’s Goalkhali area in the city. The deceased were identified as Momita, aged 9, daughter of Zakir Hossain, and Amena, aged 8, daughter of Polash, residents of Noyabati area under Khalishpur police station in the city.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Khalishpur Police Station Mir Atahar Ali reported that the incident occurred when the children were bathing in the pond, locally known as Belepukur, in the Goalkhali area. The tragic event unfolded at noon.
Family members, upon realizing the children had drowned, immediately jumped into the pond and rescued them in an unconscious state. They were swiftly taken to Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH), where the on-duty doctors pronounced them dead.