Two kids drown in Chandpur

Two minors drowned in a pond near their home in the village of Munsirhat Dighaldi in Matlab Dakshin upazila of Chandpur district on Thursday, UNB reports.

The deceased were identified as Minhaj, 3, son of Mizan Mridha, and Hanjala, son of Muktar Mijhi of the same age.

Neighbour Al Amin said Minhaj and Hanjala were playing near the pond adjacent to their house, when at one stage they fell into the pond.

Later, family members found their bodies floating on the pond and took them to Chandpur government general hospital, where physicians declared them dead, said Animesh Chakrabarty.