Dhaka, Tuesday, Mar 03, 2026
Four cousins drowned while collecting water lilies in a beel (wetland) in Meherpur Sadar upazila on Sunday afternoon.The tragic incident took place at Mosurivhaja Beel in Rajnagar village.The deceased were identified as Fatema (14) and Afia (12), daughters of Abdus Samad; Mim (14), daughter of Ishaq; and Alia (10), daughter of Shaharul.Fatema was an eighth grader at Muminpur High School, Mim was an eighth grader at Amjhupi High School, while Afia and Alia were fourth graders at Amjhupi Trinomul Model Academy.According to locals, the four girls went to the beel around noon to collect shapla (water lilies) but did not return home for hours. Family members started searching for them, and soon after, locals spotted their bodies floating on the water.Upon receiving the news, firefighters and police from Meherpur Sadar rushed to the scene, recovered the bodies, and handed them over to their families.Shamim Hossain, station master of Meherpur Fire ...
