Aunt and Niece Drown in Irrigation Canal in Dimla

Two children, a 4-year-old niece and her 12-year-old aunt, drowned in the Teesta irrigation canal near the Kakra Tuhin Bazar sluice gate in Nautara Union, Dimla, Nilphamari, on August 17, 2026. The 4-year-old fell into the canal, and the 12-year-old aunt drowned while attempting to rescue her.