Dhaka, June 13 -- What should have been a time of warmth, laughter and familial bliss has instead left behind the silence of mourning, as the Eid holidays witnessed the tragic loss of at least 14 lives, including children, in a heartbreaking series of drownings across the country.

From tranquil village ponds to the lively tourist shores of Cox's Bazar and the scenic waters of Sylhet, the ripples of joy turned into waves of grief, underscoring a harrowing national truth-drowning remains a silent predator, claiming lives that might have been saved.

Tears in Noakhali and Moulvibazar: Families Shattered

In the quiet corner of Subarnachar upazila in Noakhali, an ordinary afternoon turned devastating when two cousins-Faria Akter, just three ...