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2 including child drown in Barishal
Two including a child drowned in separate places of Agailjhara upazila in Barishal on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Yasin Foria, 20, from Sullashi village and Ibrahim Shikder, 1, from Chadtrishira village.
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Yasin went missing after he went for a bath in the pond at noon, said his father Shahjalal Foria.
He was later rescued from the upazila health complex where doctors announced him dead on arrival.
Meanwhile, Ibrahim drowned in a pond while playing and was declared dead after being taken to upazila health complex,said his father Mozam Shikder.
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Dr Farhana Islam from upazila health complex said, “Both of them died vbefore arrival.”
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