A two-and-a-half-year-old girl named Tasnuba drowned in a pond in Ward No. 7 of Charfasson Municipality in Bhola on Monday (October 19). The incident occurred around 1:00 pm.

Tasnuba was the youngest daughter of Abdul Mannan, an office assistant at Char Fasson Press Club. She was the youngest of four siblings, with three sisters and one brother.

According to family sources, Tasnuba fell into the pond around 1:00 pm on Monday. After a while, family members began searching for her. At one point, they found her floating in the pond.

She was immediately taken to Char Fasson Upazila Health Complex, where the attending doctor declared her dead.

The tragic incident has cast a pall of grief over the family and relatives.

The child’s funeral prayer was held at 5:00 pm on Monday at her home in Ward No. 7 of the municipality. She was buried afterward.