More than 24 hours after three people were washed away while crossing a river in the Char Gazalia area of Bakerganj upazila, their bodies were found.
The deceased were identified as Majeda Begum, 70, her granddaughter Maria, 11, and their neighbour Alo Begum, 75, all residents of the Char Gazalia area of Nalua union of Bakerganj upazila.
Md Alauddin Milon, officer-in-charge of Bakerganj Police Station, said Majeda Begum and her granddaughter Maria left home on Monday evening to bring back a cow from a char next to their house. Alo Begum also went with them.
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All of them were washed away by the high tide when they were crossing the local river on Monday evening, said the OC.
Later, locals spotted the bodies floating in the river near the Char Gazalia area in the small hours of Tuesday and informed cops. "We have recovered the bodies," he added.