A woman and her niece died after falling into a pond in Durgapur upazila of Rajshahi on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Megha Khatun, 8, and Hira Khatun, 24, of the upazila. Both the deceased were speech-impaired.
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The incident happened around 8:30 am on Friday. Police reached the spot around 10:30 am and recovered their bodies from the pond with the help of locals.
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Nazmul Haque, officer-in-charge (OC) of Durgapur Police Station in Rajshahi, said Megha fell into the pond while washing her hands. Seeing this, Hira came and tried to pick her up, but she also fell.
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"Their bodies have been handed over to their families after the autopsy. A case of unnatural death has been registered in this regard," said the OC.