Five children including two sisters drowned as a boat capsized at Kalikapur Nikli Beel in Sharishabari Upazila of Jamalpur on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as SubarnaAkter, 15, JhumaAkter, 8, daughters of Kabirul Islam of Kalikapur Village of the upazila, , RodoushiAkter, 11, daughter of Ripon Shikdar of Panchashi Village, JannatulJoya, 10, daughter of Jobanur Hossain of Paishkka Village and Antara,12, daughter Golam Mustafa of Kalikapur Village. All the victims, except Rodousi, were students of local Matiur Rahman Talukder School and College. Inspector Mohabbat Kabir of Tarakandi Police Investigation Centre of Sharishabari said Subarna, Jhuma, Rodousi, Joya and Antara came to their Grand father’s home at Kalikapur Village and hired a boat to see the flood water. The girls met the tragic end of their lives as the boat capsized at Kalikapur Nikli Beel around 12:45pm. Police recovered the bodies.
