Child drowns in an open drainage ditch in Kumarkhali, Kushtia

A six-year-old child named Ifat died after drowning in an open, water-filled drainage ditch in the Elangi area of Kumarkhali, Kushtia, on Monday afternoon. The ditch had been left excavated and unfinished by contractors for nearly a year, creating a hazardous site that caused the fatal incident.