The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday (August 19) around 4:30 PM in Monglakuti Ujanpara village, under Kaikuri Union of Pirgacha Upazila. Nazim, a student of the nursery class at Shullipara Primary School, was the son of day laborer Asha Miah from the same village. He drowned while attempting to cross the Ghagot River on the shoulders of his elder brother, Swadhin (14).
According to locals, the two brothers had gone to a banana orchard near the riverbank to eat bananas. While returning, Swadhin tried to carry Nazim on his shoulders to cross the river. Due to the strong current, Swadhin lost his balance, and Nazim slipped into the water and drowned. Swadhin managed to reach the shore and alerted others by shouting. Locals informed the fire service, which promptly arrived and initiated a rescue operation. On Wednesday morning, Nazim’s body was spotted floating in the river by local residents.
Pirgacha Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Romel Barua confirmed that the body of the child had been recovered. Legal procedures related to the incident are underway. The tragic event has cast a pall of grief over the local community, with residents expressing their condolences to Nazim’s family.
