Two cousin sisters drowned at a pond while playing at Uttar Goshci village in Raozan upazila of Chattogram on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Samira Akter, 3, daughter of Md Salahuddin and Rekha Akhter, 3, daughter of Md Kamal.
Raozan’s Bagoan UP Chairman Vupesh Barua confirmed the news.
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Local UP member Sayeed Md. Yeasin said the two sisters fell into a pond beside their house while playing after breakfast at around 9.30 am.
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After several hours, the two were rescued by the family members and taken to Pioneer Hospital in Patherhat, where a doctor declared them dead, he added.
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