Two children died after falling into a pond while trying to pluck guava at Satarpara village in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha district on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Rumpa, 7, daughter of Sultan Mia, and Rafia, 4, daughter of Raihan Mia, of the village.
Mostafizur Rahman, chairman of Betkapa Union Parishad, said the two children climbed a guava tree to pluck fruits in the afternoon.
Two children drown in Kurigram
A branch broke and the children fell into the pond right next to the tree.
Later, locals recovered the bodies of the two children in the evening.
Five-year-old child drowns in Kurigram