A one-and-a-half-year-old boy named Yamin died after falling into a water-filled pit in the yard of his home in Betaga area of Jorkhali Union, Madarganj upazila, Jamalpur. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning when the child was playing outside while his mother was working in the kitchen. The pit had formed due to soil excavation for household work and had accumulated rainwater.

Family and local sources said that after Yamin fell into the pit, he was quickly rescued and taken to the Madarganj Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead. Dr. Nahidul Islam from the emergency department confirmed that the child had died before reaching the hospital.

Officer-in-Charge of Madarganj Model Police Station, Snehashish Roy, stated that police were dispatched to the scene after receiving the report.