Staff Reporter :
Five minor girls, including two sisters, died as a boat capsized in flood water at Kalikapur Nikli swamp under Sarishabari upazila in Jamalpur district on Thursday afternoon.
The deceased are Suborna Akhter, 15, her younger sister Jhuma Akhter, 8, daughters of Kobirul Islam from Kalikapur village, Antara, 12, daughter of Golam Mostafa from the same village, Rodoshi Akhter, 11, daughter of Ripon Shikdar from Ponchasi village, and
Five minor girls, including two sisters, died as a boat capsized in flood water at Kalikapur Nikli swamp under Sarishabari upazila in Jamalpur district on Thursday afternoon.
The deceased are Suborna Akhter, 15, her younger sister Jhuma Akhter, 8, daughters of Kobirul Islam from Kalikapur village, Antara, 12, daughter of Golam Mostafa from the same village, Rodoshi Akhter, 11, daughter of Ripon Shikdar from Ponchasi village, and
Jannatul Joya, 10, Daughter of Jobanur Hossain from Paishkka village of the upazila.
Mohabbat Kabir, In-Charge (Inspector) of Tarakandi Police Investigation Centre under Sarishabari PS, said: “Nine people were in the boat. Five of them died as the boat capsized. The other four were rescued by locals.”
Officer- in-Charge of Sarishabari Police Station Majharul Islam said,: “The boat capsized at Kanchashi area of Aona union of the upazila around 12: 15pm when they were on the way back from school. On information, we recovered the bodies from the spot.”
