Two siblings drowned in a pond in Hizla upazila of Barishal on Monday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Nurjahan, 6, and Nurunnahar, 4, daughters of Md Ali Rari of Char Baushia village in the upazila, said Yunus Mia, officer-in-charge of Hizla police station.
The tragedy occurred around 3:30 pm when their father left them near the pond as they were playing.
As they were missing, he started searching for them and recovered their bodies from the pond, the OC said.
They were rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared them dead.
“The bodies were handed over to their family as there was no complaint lodged,” said the officer.
According to WHO and UNICEF, each year, over 14,000 children in Bangladesh die due to drowning.
Although largely unrecognised, drowning is the second leading cause of death for children under the age of five in the country.
Source: United News of Bangladesh