Two minor children drowned in a pond near their home in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat on Friday, police said.
The children were identified as Md Jim, 5, son of Delwar Sheikh, and his cousin Brishti, 4, daughter of Lavlu Sheikh, of Telikhali village.
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They fell into the pond near their house at around 11 am while playing, said Md Monirul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mongla police station.
Later, local people found the children floating in water and rushed them to Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared them dead, the OC added.
Source: United News of Bangladesh