A child drowned in a pond in Bararia village of Balidia union of Magura’s Mohammadpur Upazila. The deceased was Meherima (2), daughter of Md. Abdullah Sardar of Bararia West Para.
She drowned in a ditch at his aunt's house in Shyamnagar village of the upazila on Thursday afternoon. Mohammadpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Raihanul Islam confirmed the news.
Mehrima along with her maternal grandmother went to visit her uncle Mahdi Hasan's house in Shyamnagar village on Thursday morning.
Later in the afternoon, Mehrima drowned in a pond near the house without anyone noticing.
