Two children drowned in a ditch while playing on a raft in Sherpur

Two children, Md. Hanzala (9) and Md. Siddik Mia (6), drowned in a rainwater-filled ditch while playing with a homemade banana tree raft near their home in East Bade Ghonapara village, Gosaipur union, Sribardi upazila, Sherpur, on June 1, 2026. Their bodies were recovered by local residents after an observer alerted the community.