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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.
Source photograph: Daily Amar Desh · 17 Aug 2026 / Record updated 17 Aug 2026Reported fatalities
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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.
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