Minor child drowns in Pirojpur

The incident took place around 11 AM at Sutibaria village under Sadar union.

The deceased was identified as Md Arman, 2, son of Md Alamin, and a resident of the same village.

According to the victim's family members, Arman slipped into the waterbody while he was playing around the pond. Finding nowhere, relatives started searching for him and found his body floating in the water.

Locals rescued Arman and took to the nearby hospital where the attending doctors declared him dead.