Drowning
2 children drown in pond in Narayanganj
Two minor children drowned in a pond at Sumilpara in Siddhirganj of Narayanganj district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Jhumur, 7, daughter of Joynal and Abdullah, 8, son of Rubel Mia of Barishal district.
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The two children were playing near the pond of one Rehan in the afternoon when they fell into it. Later, local people found the floating bodies of the two children and took them to Khanpur 300-bed hospital where the doctors declared them dead.
Baby girl drowns in Chuadanga
A baby girl drowned in a pond at Nabinagar village in Chuadanga Sadar Upazila on Monday morning.
The deceased was identified as Ayesha Khatun, 14-month-old daughter of Sobuj Hossain of the village.
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Quoting family members, local UP member Ohidul Islam said Ayesha fell into a pond adjacent to their house in the morning while playing at the courtyard.
Later, family members rescued her and took her to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital where doctors declared her dead, he added.
SSC examinee drowns in Bogura
The body of SSC examinee was recovered from the Bangali River at Sonatola in Bogura district on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Ainul Islam, 16, son of Abul Hossain of Sonakania village.
Police said Ainul, a student of Boyra High School, went missing when he went to the river for taking a bath at Gurbhanga in the village around 1pm on Saturday.
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On information, the divers of Rajshahi Fire Service recovered the body after 22 hours on Sunday.
Rezaul Karim Reza, officer-in-charge of Sonatala Police Station, said the body was handed over to the family.
Child drowns in Rajshahi
A one-and-a- half year old baby girl drowned in a pond at Gochha village in Mohonpur upazila on Sunday morning.
The deceased was identified as Orin Afroz, daughter of Mosharraf Ali of the village.
Read:Drowning kills 2.5 million people in last decade: WHO
Locals said Orin came out of home at one stage of playing and slipped into the pond.
Later, her floating body was recovered from the pond.
Tauhidul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Mohonpur Police Station, said an unnatural death case was filed in this regard.
Teen drowns saving friend in Sylhet
A teenager drowned in a Sylhet pond on Monday evening trying to rescue one of his friends in distress.
The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman Mahi (16).
According to eye-witnesses, a group of teens decided to take a bath in the village pond in Mukitla of Sylhet's Lakshanaband union following their evening games.
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Suddenly, one of the teens started struggling in the waters of the pond. Seeing his friend in distress, Habibur dived deep under water to rescue him.
Though he managed to save his friend, Habibur himself drowned.
On information, a team from Gopalganj Fire Service immediately rushed to the spot and started a rescue operation, only to recover the body of Habibur hours later, Golapganj Model Police Station officer-in-charge Mohammad Harunur Rashid Chowdhury told UNB.
Drowning in Bangladesh
Drowning is the leading cause of death for children under five in Bangladesh.
According to Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey (BHIS), nearly 17,000 children drown annually, an average of around 46 each day, in the country. That has led to it being described as a 'Silent Killer'.
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A cross-governmental taskforce was established on drowning prevention – led by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with representation from 12 departments. The task force is working to prepare a ‘National Drowning Reduction Strategy’.
According to the WHO’s latest estimates, drowning is the cause of 235,000 deaths every year. Many countries, including Bangladesh, report drowning as a leading cause of childhood mortality, particularly in children under the age of five.
Drowning kills 2.5 million people in last decade: WHO
Drowning is now a leading cause of death for children aged under five in many countries, the UN health agency said Friday.
Around 2.5 million people died by drowning in the decade to 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, as it set out a series of simple measures to help reduce the "entirely preventable cause of death."
Around 60% of all drowning deaths were among those under the age of 30, with the highest rates among children aged under five, the WHO said ahead of the first-ever World Drowning Prevention Day, which falls on Sunday.
"The shocking numbers included an estimated 236,000 people in 2019 alone who lost their lives due to drowning," Dr David Meddings, from the WHO's Social Determinants of Health department, told the media.
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Flooding-related fatalities and deaths due to water transport accidents and intentional drownings are not included in the overall statistics, the UN agency said. "The exact rate of mortality might be much higher."
The decline in the death rates of children aged under five from all causes over the past 40 years had masked the residual problem of deaths due to drowning, David said. "Drowning is now a leading cause of death for children under the age of five, in many, many countries."
Drowning was the leading cause of death for under-fives in China and the second-biggest in the US and France, he added. "In Bangladesh, an estimated 40 children died from drowning every day in 2016 alone."
However, drowning rates in low- and middle-income countries are more than three times higher than in high-income nations.
The WHO said drowning disproportionately affected poor and marginalised communities which have the fewest resources to adapt to the risks around them.
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However, simple steps could prevent many deaths, such as installing barriers around wells, providing safe places for children to play away from water, and teaching youngsters basic swimming and water safety skills, David said.
Greater training in safe rescue and resuscitation techniques would also help people to assist anyone who is drowning.
Enforcing safe shipping loading and ferry regulations, and improving flood risk management, are two other interventions recommended by the WHO.
Four children drown on Eid day
Four children drowned in different ponds in the districts of Khulna and Thakurgaon on Wednesday, the day of Eid. The children, aged between four and 10 years, included two siblings.
In Thakurgaon, the two siblings -- Shimu, 9 and Jannatun, 4, daughters of Shahabul Alam -- allegedly slipped into a pond near their house in Medinisagar village while playing on Wednesday afternoon.
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Md Amirul Islam, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Haripur Police Station, said the kids were playing near the water body adjacent to their house in Haripur upazila's Medinisagar village.
"When they did not return home after a long time, their family members started searching for them. Later, locals found their bodies floating in the pond," he said.
A few hours later, two children drowned in a pond in Khulna. The duo had gone to take bath in the waterbody in their village Araji Dumuria in Dumuria upazila.
The deceased were identified as Mahim, 10, son of Mofizul Sheikh, and Taha, 7, daughter of Sirajul Sheikh. Both were madrasa students.
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According to their relatives, both had gone to take bath in the pond and their bodies were later found floating in the waterbody.
Drowning in Bangladesh
Drowning is the leading cause of death for children under five in Bangladesh.
According to Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey (BHIS), nearly 17,000 children drown annually, an average of around 46 each day, in the country.
Read: 4 children drown in Kishoreganj and Pabna
A cross-governmental taskforce was established on drowning prevention – led by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with representation from 12 departments. The task force is working to prepare a ‘National Drowning Reduction Strategy’.
According to the WHO’s latest estimates, drowning is the cause of 235,000 deaths every year. Many countries, including Bangladesh, report drowning as a leading cause of childhood mortality, particularly in children under the age of five.
2 cousins drown in Ghaghot River in Rangpur
Two children drowned in the Ghaghot River at Hazirhat Gangahari in Rangpur city on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Lithun, 9, son of Abdul Latif and his cousin Abdullah, 10, son of Arif Mia.
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Quoting local people, Rajesh Kumar Chakraborty, officer-in-charge of Hazirhat Police Station, said Lithun and Abdullah were playing football near the bank of the river.
At one stage, their football fell into the river and the two children drowned while they were trying to pick up the ball from the river.
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Noticing the incident, local people recued them and took them to a local hospital where doctors declared them dead.
Drowning in Bangladesh
Drowning is the leading cause of death for children under five in Bangladesh. According to Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey(BHIS), in Bangladesh nearly 17,000 children drown annually, an average of around 46 each day.
Read: Two teenagers drown in Dinajpur
A cross-governmental taskforce was established on drowning prevention – led by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with representation from 12 departments. The task force is working to prepare a ‘National Drowning Reduction Strategy’.
According to the WHO’s latest estimates, drowning is the cause of 235,000 deaths every year. Many countries including Bangladesh report drowning as a leading cause of childhood mortality, particularly in children under-5.
2 children drown in Naogaon pond
Two children drowned in a pond in Naogaon district town on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Russel Hossain, 16, son of Shyamol Hossain and his step sister Shimu Khatun, 6, daughter of Shaon Uddin.
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Rebeka Begum, mother of the two children, used to live with her second husband Shaon Uddin in Bangabaria Moholla of the district town.
Quoting Jotsna Begum, grandmother of the two children, police said Russel and Shimu went to a pond of Barind Multipurpose Development Authority , 500 yards off their house, during rain.
When the two children did not return home after a long period, the family members went to the pond and found shoes and towel near the bank of the pond.
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On information, a firefighting unit rushed in and recovered the bodies from the pond, said Nazrul Islam Jewel, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station.
The bodies were then handed over to family on Saturday evening after completing all necessary formalities.
Drowning in Bangladesh
Drowning is the leading cause of death for children under five in Bangladesh. Accoridng to Bangladesh Health and Injury Survery(BHIS), in Bangladesh nearly 17,000 children drown annually, an average of around 46 each day.
Read:Two toddlers drown in Laxmipur
A cross-governmental taskforce was established on drowning prevention – led by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with representation from 12 departments. The task force is working to prepare a ‘National Drowning Reduction Strategy’.
According to the WHO’s latest estimates, drowning is the cause of 235,000 deaths every year. Many countries including Bangladesh report drowning as a leading cause of childhood mortality, particularly in children under-5.
Eid joy turns into tragedy for a Barishal family
Eid celebration turned into mourning and sorrow gripped a family at Harishena village in Gouranadi upazila of Barishal on Saturday as they lost their two children on the same day.
Milon Sardar, a resident of Dhaka and service holder, went to her village home 3 or four days ago along with his family to enjoy the Eid vacation.
But their happiness did not last long.
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Afsana Akter, 14 and Jannat Akter, 8, daughters of Milon Sardar, drowned in a pond while bathing.
Sushanta Kumar, sub-inspector of Gouranadi Police Station, said the victims went to their grandfather Idris Sardar’s house in Gouranadi.
On Saturday, they went to their aunt’s house in the same village.
Afsana and Jannat went to the pond beside their aunt’s house in the afternoon for bathing and drowned.
Finding no whereabouts of the two siblings, local people started search and recovered the bodies of the two from the pond around 9 pm.