The funeral of two-year-old Sajid, who was rescued from an abandoned deep tube-well shaft in Tanore, Rajshahi, took place on Friday morning.
He was buried on Friday in the village of Koelhat East Para in Panchandar Union, Tanore upazila. A large crowd gathered for the funeral prayers, held in a local field near his home.
From early morning, villagers of all ages gathered at Sajid’s home, where the atmosphere was heavy with grief. Relatives and neighbors were seen weeping, mourning the tragic loss of the child.
Sajid was the son of Rakibul Islam from the village. Rakibul asked everyone for prayers for his son during the funeral.
Rakibul said, “Everyone has been praying for him for the past two days. I ask for prayers again.”
Sajid was rescued on Thursday night after a 32-hour long operation. He was quickly taken to the local health center, where doctors declared him dead.
After a prolonged effort by fire service personnel, the child was retrieved from nearly 50 feet deep in the ground at around 9pm.
When Sajid’s body was brought back to the house, the scene became heartbreaking. The air was heavy with the sobs of family members, relatives, and neighbors.
After the funeral prayers, he was laid to rest in a local cemetery near the house.
Earlier, at around 1pm on Wednesday, Sajid fell into the deep well while walking with his mother. The well had been covered with straw, and last year, a local person had dug it for installing a water pump.
However, since water had filled the well, it had been abandoned, and it was into this unsecured hole that Sajid fell, losing his life.
