Two minor girls drowned in a pond while playing near it at Musapur in Sandwip upazila of Chattogram district on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Ispa, 5, daughter of Abdur Rahim Saiful, and Jannat, 4, daughter of Sumon of Ajiullah Sukani Bari of the area.
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Abul Khayer, chairman of Musapur union, said Ispa and Jannat were playing near the pond adjacent to their house around 11:30 am.
When they were not seen or heard from for a long time, their families started searching for them.
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At one stage, their lifeless bodies were spotted floating on the pond, said local people.
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