Minor brother, sister drown in Dakatia
Two children drowned in the Dakatia river Monday evening as their boat, hit by a trawler, capsized boat capsize at Dherora in Hajiganj upazila.
Victims Rana Pal, 6, and Mita Pal, 8, were returning home at Natehara village along with their father after selling earthen dolls at a Boishakhi Mela at RG Govt Primary School at Bolakhal. Others on the boat except the two kids swam ashore.
Police and Fire Brigade personnel from Hajigonj and Chandpur recovered their bodies in the early hours of yesterday.
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