Two minors drown in Gomostapur

Two minor children drowned in a pond at Gomastapur upazila in Chapainawabganj district yesterday noon. The deceased were Md. Fahim Ali, 4, son of Md. Daud Ali of Mominpara village and Farhana, 3, daughter of Mofizul of the aforesaid village under Chowdala union of Gomastapur upazila. The victims were cousins, police and local sources confirmed. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gomostapur Police Station Chowdhury Zobayer Ahammad said the children suddenly fell into a pond near their houses while they were playing beside it. Later, locals recovered their bodies from the water body, he said, adding: "An unnatural death (UD) case was recorded with the concerned police station." Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha