Thakurgaon pond
2 children drown in Thakurgaon pond
Two minor children drowned in a pond at Haripur in Thakurgaon on Sunday morning.
The deceased were identified as Rumin Islam, 6, and his cousin Shova Aktar, 4, of Bhabanipur Modhudanga village of the upazila.
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The two children fell into the pond while playing around 9am, said Tajul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Haripur police station.
Local people found the floating bodies of the two children after looking for them for an hour.
A case was filed at the police station in this regard, said the OC.
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