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On June 1, 2026, around 9:30 PM, an 8-year-old girl named Fatema (Fatema Khatun) was snatched and dragged into the historic Khan Jahan Ali (R.) shrine pond in Bagerhat by a crocodile. A search operation was initiated by local authorities, and her body was recovered from the pond's main ghat at 4:40 AM on June 2, 2026. Following the fatal incident, the forest department and local administration removed the 600 kg, 45-year-old female crocodile on June 3, 2026, for public safety and transferred it to the Khulna Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre. The animal has refused to eat since its arrival. Negotiations regarding its potential return are ongoing. Additionally, the child's mentally unstable mother, Fazila Khatun, was identified and handed over to her family.
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On June 1, 2026, around 9:30 PM, an 8-year-old girl named Fatema (Fatema Khatun) was snatched and dragged into the historic Khan Jahan Ali (R.) shrine pond in Bagerhat by a crocodile. A search operation was initiated by local authorities, and her body was recovered from the pond's main ghat at 4:40 AM on June 2, 2026. Following the fatal incident, the forest department and local administration removed the 600 kg, 45-year-old female crocodile on June 3, 2026, for public safety and transferred it to the Khulna Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre. The animal has refused to eat since its arrival. Negotiations regarding its potential return are ongoing. Additionally, the child's mentally unstable mother, Fazila Khatun, was identified and handed over to her family.
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1 PEOPLE REPORTED DEAD
0 PEOPLE REPORTED INJURED
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Fire service and local authorities conducted a search and rescue operation to recover the body.
District administration, police, and local representatives supervised the rescue, verified the mother's identity, and coordinated the removal of the crocodile for public safety.
Captured the 600kg crocodile and relocated it to Khulna for observation on Wednesday noon. Currently negotiating future status with shrine committee.
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Hazrat Khan Jahan (Rah.) Shrine Pond, Bagerhat
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26 articles · 4 publishers
Prothom Alo · 4 Jun 2026
Prothom Alo · 1 Jun 2026
BD News 24 · 2 Jun 2026
Prothom Alo · 3 Jun 2026A branded case brief or image keeps the reported impact and source context attached.
One child died after being dragged into a pond by a crocodile.
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