Meherpur, Oct 22 (UNB) –Two minor girls drowned in the Mathabhanga River at Bholadanga village in Gangni upazila on Monday morning.
The deceased were identified as Nusrat, 4, daughter of Makbul Hossain and Triptey, 3, daughter of Ariful Islam of the village.
Harendra Nath Sarker, officer-in-charge of Gangni Police Station, said Nusrat and Triptey went to the river in the morning to take bath and drowned.
Later, their bodies were recovered from the river.