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Three children, including two siblings, died as a boat capsized in Brahmaputra river in Belabo upazila of Narsingdi on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Nila Akhtar, 16, daughter of Badal Mia of Jangagua village in Belabo upazila, her cousin, Samia Akhtar, 8, daughter of Saiful Islam of Bansgarivillage in the upazila and Samia's brother, Tamim Mia, 6.
The victims along with their relatives went on a pleasure trip in the afternoon, but the boat sank due to strong current in the river, said Jabed Mahmud, officer-in-charge of Belabo Police Station, reports UNB.
However, other passengers of the boat managed to swim ashore but the trio drowned, he said.
Locals rescued the children and rushed them to Bhairab Upazila Health Complex. But the on-duty doctors declared them dead, the OC added.