Four people including a woman and two girls drowned in separate incidents in two districts - Tangail and Naogaon, on Sunday.
TANGAIL: A woman and her granddaughter drowned in a beel in Basail Upazila of the district on Sunday.
The incident took place at Kalia Uttarpara under Kauljani Union of the upazila at noon.
The deceased were identified as Sufia Begum, 55, a resident of Kalia Uttarpara area under Kauljani Union in the upazila, and her granddaughter Khadija, 12. They used to live in Dhaka.
Local sources said Sufia Begum came home from Dhaka along with her family members two days back. On Sunday noon, she took her two granddaughters along with her and went to see the water on the banks of Morabeel. At that time, Sufia Begum and her granddaughter Khadija drowned in the beel while they were taking bath in it.
Later on, they were rescued by local people and taken to Basail Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty doctor declared the duo dead.
Emergency department doctor of the health complex SM Rafiur Rahman confirmed the incident.
RANINAGAR, NAOGAON: A college student and a schoolgirl drowned in a beel as two boats capsized in Raninagar Upazila of the district on Sunday.
The accident took place in the Raktadah Beel of the upazila at noon that also left two people critically injured.
The deceased were identified as Rifat Hossain, 18, son of Helal, a resident of Chundipur Village under Sadar Upazila, and Tamanna, 12, daughter of Emdadul, a resident of Uttar Rajapur Village under Raninagar Upazila in the district. Tamanna was Rifat's maternal aunt by relation.
The injured persons are: Dulali Begum, 45, wife of Amzad Hossain of Uttar Rajapur Village in Raninagar Upazila, her son Mridul Hossain, 26.
It was known that some relatives came to visit the house of one Mozaffar Manda in Uttar Rajapur Village under Raninagar Upazila of the district.
At around 11 am on Sunday, a total of 13 people started travelling in the Raktadah Beel by two boats. At noon, one of the boats sank in the beel all of a sudden.
Those who were in that sank boat tried to ride on the other boat at that time. But due to overweight, that boat also sank.
Nine people were able to swim ashore, but Tamanna and Rifat died on the spot and Mridul and Dulali were seriously injured.
Local people then rushed in, and rescued Mridul and Dulali from the beel. They, later, took them to Raninagar Upazila Health Complex, where Mridul and Dulali are currently undergoing treatment.
Raninagar Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Dr KHM Iftekharul Alam Khan confirmed the incident.
