Two siblings drown in Panchagarh

Two siblings have drowned in a pond in Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh, police said on Tuesday.

The deceased were identified as Mojibor Rahman, 8, and Habiba, 6, children of Abdul Hannan of Shalbahan union in the upazila, said Jahangir Alam, officer in charge of Tetulia model police station.

The victims drowned on Monday evening at a pond in the Khalpara area.

"A case of unnatural death has been filed in this regard," said the OC.

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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.