Three children drown in Jamalpur river

Three children drowned and two others went missing while bathing in the Jhinai River at Madarganj upazila in the district on Friday afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Md Abu Hossain, 8, and his sister Poli Akter, 12, children of Dudu Miah of Char Vatiani Madhyapara village in Madarganj upazila, and Sayeba Akter, 8, daughter of Nur Islam of Baushi village in Sarishabari upazila.

Officer-in-Charge of Madarganj Police Station Md Saifullah Saif said five children were bathing in the river when they were swept away by the current.

A team of Fire Service and Civil Defence personnel rushed to the spot and recovered three bodies around 6 pm, the OC said, adding that Kulsum, 10, daughter of Azad Miah, and another yet-unidentified child remain missing.