Two cousins drowned in a pond in Andharia Nijpara village of Shgerpur's Sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon.
The deceased have been identified as Mahin Mia, 6, son of Sultan Mia, and Junayed Hossain, 5, son of Manowar Hossain. Both were students at a local madrasa.
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Md Jobaidul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sherpur Sadar police station, confirmed the incident, stating that the local UP Chairman reported the drowning of two children via mobile phone. However, they did not receive any formal complaint in this regard.
Local resident Md Akabar Ali mentioned that the two children left home to play in the afternoon. When they had not returned by evening, a search was conducted, and their bodies were found in a nearby pond.