Natore: Two siblings drowned in a water body near their home in Lalpur upazila of Natore district. Their bodies were recovered this afternoon. The deceased were nine-year-old Sohagi Khatun and six-year-old Abu Bakkar Siddique, children of Atikul Islam of Ishwarpara village in Lalpur upazila, Natore.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Lalpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shafiqul Islam stated that after having lunch today, the two siblings went to play near their home. At around 3:00 pm, their bodies were found floating in a newly excavated water body beside the under-construction house of a neighbor, Arz Ali Pramanik.
The siblings were rescued and taken to Lalpur Upazila Health Complex, where the attending doctors declared them dead. The OC mentioned that an unnatural death case has been filed with the police station in connection with the incident.