Three girls drowned in the Padma river in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Jeam, 17, a class XI student of Mirganj College, Esha Khatun, 09, a student of Bagha Government Primary school--two daughters of Zillur Rahman and Shipra, 12, a class VI student of Mirganj Girls' High School and daughter of Shahidul Islam.
Mohasin Ali, officer-in-charge of Bagha Police Station, said the three girls went to the Padma river for taking bath around 12:30 pm and drowned in the river, reports UNB.
Later, local people found the floating body of a girl and then recovered two other bodies after hectic search.
They were taken to Charghat Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared them dead.
