Two children drowned in separate incidents in Hajiganj upazula of Chandpur on Tuesday.
The incidents occurred between 2:30 and 3:00 pm in Tuesday in the Makimabad and Kongaish areas of the upazila
The deceased were identified as Raisa Akhtar (2) the daughter of Makimabad and Yamin of Kongaish area of the upazila.
Mohammad Abdul Rashid, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Hajiganj Police Station, conbfirmed the matter.
According to family members of Raisa went missing while playing near the pond. Later, she was found submerged in the water. Meanwhile, Yamin went missing during the afternoon. His body was discovered floating in the pond on the premises of their house.
Both children were rescued and taken to the Haziganj Upazila Health Complex, where duty doctors declared them dead.