Two children have drowned in a pond at Konabari of Gazipur.
The deceased are Monir Hossain, 9, son of Abdul Alim from Gopalpur upazila of Tangail and Abu Yusuf, 8, son of Mokhlesur Rahman from Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj.
Quoting locals, Azhar Hossain, sub-inspector of Konabari police station, said: “The children drowned in Khalil Mia pond near Konabari College area while taking bath on Thursday afternoon.”
“Their classmates noticed their bodies floating on the pond and informed locals.”
Later, locals recovered the bodies from the pond and sent them to a local clinic where on duty doctors announced them dead, the OC said.