A three-year-old child died after falling into an open drain amid waterlogging caused by continuous rainfall in Chattogram’s Halishahar area on Wednesday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Mosammat Humaiyra.
Kamrul Islam, in-charge of Agrabad Fire Station, said, “On information, our team retrieved the child after about an hour of effort. She died on the way to a hospital,” he said.
According to locals, torrential rains throughout the day caused severe waterlogging in the area.
Around 3 pm, Humaiyra slipped into a drain in front of a shop near the Tasfia Community Centre in the Anandipur area and went missing.
At least 14 people, including several children, have died after falling into open canals and drains in Chattogram city over the past six years.
Among them, two died in 2020, five in 2021, three in 2023, three in 2024, and one so far this year.
