Upazila Representative : A 15-month-old girl drowned in a pond in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram district on Monday morning.

Deceased Sinthia was the daughter of Saiful Islam, a resident of Tabakpur village in the upazila.

Locals said Sinthia was playing at their courtyard. At one stage, she slipped into the pond while her relatives were unaware of it.

After searching, they found the floating body on water and recovered it

She was declared dead at Ulipur Upazila Health Complex, RMO Dr Maidul Islam confirmed.