Falling tree kills pregnant woman, toddler

Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj :

A pregnant woman and her five-year-old son died after a tree fell on them in Kishoreganj’s Karimganj upazila. The incident took place at Niamatpur Hajipara Ghonarbari village on Saturday night around 11:30 pm.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Karimganj, Farhana Ali Muktha confirmed this matter.
The victim identified as Roop Tara (45) wife of Abdul Kawium and their son h Taijul (5) at Ghonarbari village under Niamatpur Union.
Locals and police saids , after eating at night, Roop Tara and her son Taijul were sleeping in their house. Roop Tara’s husband Abdul Kawium was in haor to harvest paddy. At around 11:30 pm, when storm started, a big Rangila tree fell on their house. The house collapsed and they were crused under the tree and died.
Abdul Kawium said, ‘My wife was 9 months pregnant. A few days later my child would come into this world. My youngest son was five years old. How can I live without my wife and children?’
OC Karimganj Mizanur Rahman said that the police quickly went to the spot.
Roop Tara and Taijul were rescued and sent to Abdul Hamid Medical College Hospital while duty doctors declared them dead.
As there was no complaint, the bodies of Roop Tara and Taijul were handed over to the family, OC Mizan added.