Three children have drowned in a canal at Lohagara uapzila in Chittagong on Friday afternoon.
The deceased are Md Sabbir, 7, son of Md Jasim; Naimul Islam, 6, son of Nur Alam and Md Irfan, 6, son of Md Ali, from Nayabazar area of the upazila.
Quoting locals Kefayet Ullah, Officer-in-Charge (investigation) of Lohagara police station said the incident took place at Nayabazar area under Choromba union of the upazila around 12:30pm.
The boys drowned into Janchari canal near Nayabazar area while they were taking bath, the OC said.
Later, locals rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies from the canal, the OC added.