Two children drowned in a pond at Nuntor village in Thakurgaon’s Ranisankail upazila early Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Md Siam, 10, son of Makbul Hossain, and Al Amin, 12, son of Muktar Hossain.
According to their family, one of them fell into the pond while trying to pick up his shoe, while the other fell while trying to save him.
On information, a firefighting unit rushed in and recovered the bodies from the pond, said Gulfamul Islam Mandal, officer-in-charge of Ranisankail Police Station.