A five-year-old child named Afsana Khanum has died by drowning in a pond while bathing with friends in Lohagara Upazila, Narail.

The incident occurred on Wednesday (September 16) afternoon at Dinnathpara in Lahuria Union of the Upazila.

Md. Abdur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Lohagara Police Station, confirmed the incident. The deceased, Afsana Khanum, was the daughter of Amin Sheikh from Raghunathpur village in Shalnagar Union.

According to police and family sources, Afsana and her mother had visited the home of her maternal grandfather, the late Razzak Sheikh, in Dinnathpara, Lahuria Union, some time ago. On Wednesday morning, Afsana’s mother left her at her grandfather’s house and went to Raghunathpur village in Shalnagar Union. Taking advantage of the situation, Afsana went to bathe in a pond near her grandfather’s house with friends that afternoon. While bathing, she drowned in the pond. Locals later recovered her, but a local doctor declared her dead upon examination.

Regarding the matter, Lohagara Police Station OC Md. Abdur Rahman stated that a child had died by drowning in a pond. Police have been dispatched to the scene, and the body will be handed over to the family following legal procedures.