Two siblings went missing while taking bath in the Jamuna River at Kalitala Groyenbadh in Sariakandi upazila of Bogura district on Monday.
The victims were identified as Nira Akter, 13, a class VII student of Sariakandi Pilot Girls’ High School, and her younger brother Jisan Mia, 8, a class I student of Char Government Primary School in the area. Both of them were children of Mashidul Sarkar of Charbatia village.
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Moyej Uddin, an officer of Sariakandi Upazila Fire Service and Civil Defense, said the two siblings went missing after they went to the river for taking bath around 1:30 pm.
Divers of Rajshahi Fire Service and Civil Defense were informed and they will reach the area.
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