Two minor girls drowned as a small boat sank in a water body in the city's Manda area on Tuesday, reports UNB.
The deceased were identified as Marjina (11) and Sonia (15), a class seven student of local Haider Ali High School.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mugda thana Nasir Uddin said the victims along with several others boarded a small boat to cross the Mugda Jheel in the Manda area.
On the way to their destination, the boat suddenly capsized at around 11:30 am, the OC said. Local people rescued the passengers and rushed them to nearby Mugda General Hospital where the doctor announced Marjina and Sonia dead.
Two minor girls drown in city Jheel
FE Team | Published: September 16, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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