Five children, including two brothers, drowned in three upazilas of Noakhali on Wednesday.
The incidents took place in Hatia, Subarnachar and Kabirhat upazilas of the district between 9:30am and 3pm on Wednesday.
The deceased were identified as Ria Begum (9), Nasrin Akter (11) of Subarnachar upazila, Rifan (7), Rifat (9) of Kabirhat upazila and Niha (5) of Hatia upazila.
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Quoting witnesses, Kabirhat Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Didar ul Alam said Rifat and his brother Rifaan were playing with other children near the pond around 1:45pm when they fell in the pond.
Later, they were rescued and rushed to Kabirhat Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared the two brothers dead, SI Didar said.
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Hatia Police Station Sub-Inspector (ASI) Zahirul Islam said Niha drowned in the pond around 9am. The victim's family members informed the police around 9:30 am.
Sub-Inspector (SI) of Char Jabbar Police Station Abdul Waris said that Ria and Nasrin came to their village to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha.
The two cousins went missing while playing in the afternoon.
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Later, the family members found them unconscious from the pond after much searching at around 3pm. They were taken to Noakhali General Hospital where doctors declared them dead, Waris said.