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Siblings drown in Habiganj pond
Greenwatch Desk
Unnarutal death
2026-04-08, 9:48pm
Two siblings drowned in a pond in Baniachong upazila of Habiganj on Wednesday afternoon.
The victims, Sadia Akter, 6, and Jubayel Mia, 4, were children of Liton Mia of Maijer Mohalla area under the South-East Union of the upazila.
Locals said the children were playing near a pond beside their house around 3:00 pm when they accidentally fell into the water.
They were later rescued and taken to the Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty doctor declared them dead on arrival, reports UNB.
Sharif Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Baniachong Police Station, confirmed the deaths.