Student drowns in Netrokona floodwaters

NETROKONA, June 21: A madrasa student has died after drowning in flood water in Netrokonas Kalmakanda Upazila.

According to Lutful Haque, the officer-in-charge of Kalmakanda Police Station, the incident took place in Nazirpur Unions Ratkanda village around 11am on Friday.

The dead child has been identified as 11-year-old Rifat Hossain, a student of a madrasa situated in Gazipur.
"He was swept away while taking a bath with the neighbourhood children on the Palpara-Haripur road, which was submerged in floodwater. He was unable to save himself as he did not know how to swim," said OC Lutful.

Rifat used to live in Gazipur with his family. He came to his village 20 days ago with his parents before Eid.    —bdnews24.com