Manikgaj, June 12 -- A pregnant woman and a young girl went missing while bathing in the Jamuna River in Bachamara area of Daulatpur upazila of Manikganj on Wednesday.

The victims are Barsha Khatun, 20, daughter of Md. Abdul Boyati from Bachamara Purba Para village, and Lamia Khatun, 10, daughter of Md. Rahej Boyati from the same village.

The incident occurred around 2pm on Wednesday behind the house of Yusuf Ali Sheik in Bachmara union.

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Locals said that five women and children went to bathe in the river at around 2 pm. Suddenly, they were swept away by the strong current. Although three of them were rescued alive, Barsha and Lamia drowned.

Md. Zahid Babu, a resident of Bachamara Union,...