Two children drowned while another went missing in a pond in the Chawkbazar area of the port city on Wednesday night, police said. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Ferdous Hasan, officer-in-charge of Chawkbazar Police Station, said the three children had gone to take a bath in the pond belonging to a person, Omar Ali Matobbar, in East Sholoshohor and went missing. Read: 2 children drown in Naogaon pond On information, drivers from the local fire service rushed to the spot and fished out the bodies of two children, aged about seven and five, respectively. "Divers are searching for the missing child," the OC said.

Two children drowned at Subidpur and Toragor villages in Hajiganj upazila on Sunday.In Subidpur, a seven-year-old girl drowned in a pond while plucking water lily at Sibidpur Uttar Para in the upazila.The deceased was identified as Sumaiya Akter, daughter of Rumon of the area. Also read: Two siblings drown in PanchagarhSumaiya along with some of her friends went to the pond to collect water lilly around 4pm. At one stage, Sumaiya went missing.On information, a diver team from Chandpur Fire Service went to the spot and recovered the body, said Abu Mohammad Sajedul Kabir Joardar, an officer of Hajiganj Fire Station.The body was sent to Chandpur District Hospital morgue for an autopsy, Jubayer Sayed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Chandpur Police Station, said. Also read: Over 14,000 children die in Bangladesh due to drowning every yearIn another incident, a twenty-month toddler, Mohammad Hossain, son of Md Sharif Hossain in Toragor area of the upazila, slipped into a pond around 3pm while playing.Locals spotted his floating body in the afternoon.He was rushed to Hajiganj Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead, said Golam Maola, health and family planning officer of the Health Complex.

Two children drowned in separate incidents in Brahmanpara upazila of Cumilla on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Hossain, 1, son of Md Farhad of Shidlai village and Tanim, 4, son of Md Zakir of Nagaish village.According to hospital sources, Hossain was playing in the courtyard at noon and suddenly slipped into the pond adjacent to the house. Read: Fire breaks out at moving ferry, doused quicklyWhen his family members did not see him in the courtyard after some time they started searching for the child and later his body was found in the pond.Later, he was rushed to Brahmanpara Upazila health complex where doctors declared him dead on arrival.Meanwhile, Tanim drowned in a pond at Nagaish village on Saturday.

A pall of gloom has descended on Dakkhin Bilnalia Natun Hatkhola village in Faridpur, following the deaths of two children due to drowning on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Sajid (4), son of Ayub Mridha, and Tariqul (5), son of Majibor Munshi of the village in Nagarkanda upazila. Kamal Hossain, the newly elected chairman of Talma Union, said the two children had gone missing since Tuesday noon. "They were last spotted playing near a pond close to their house in the village," he said. READ: Four children drown on Eid day Local people spotted the bodies of the two children floating in the pond later in the day and fished them out. The boys were taken to a local hospital where doctors declared them dead on arrival. READ: 2 children drown in Gaibandha pond

Two children drowned in a pond in Bagerhat’s Sharankhola upazila on Friday afternoon The incident occurred in Bara Rajapur Savarer Par village of the upazila while they were playing. The deceased were identified as Mahim, 8, son of Enamul Hawladar of Argi village under Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur district and Sohan, 8, son of Idris Ali of Paschim Baliapara village under Indurkani upazila of the same district. Also read: 3 female students drowns in Turag, another missing According to family members, the deceased were cousins who with their mothers had gone to visit their grandparents' house. It was learned they went to play by the side of a nearby pond. But their family members couldn’t find them. Later, locals found the floating bodies of the children. Sumi Akhter, a doctor at the emergency department at Sharankhola Upazila Health Complex, said that the children had died before reaching the hospital. Also read: BRAC university student drowns in Cox’s Bazar Sharankhola police officer in charge (OC) Saidur Rahman said the bodies of the two children have been recovered and sent to Bagerhat Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. A UD case has been filed in this regard, he said

Two children drowned in a pond in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Robiul,6 son of Yasin Ali and Shofiul, 5, son of Ayub Ali. According to relatives, the kids were playing near a pond adjacent to their home in Dumurgacha village. When they  did not return home after a long period, the family members went to the pond and found their bodies floating on it. Also read: College student drowns after jumping into river in Natore; body goes missing Although locals recovered the unconscious body and took it to a nearby medical facility, the on duty doctors declared them dead. The kids were presumably dead even before they were rushed to the hospital, witnesses told UNB. Drowning in Bangladesh Drowning is the leading cause of death for children under five in Bangladesh. According to Bangladesh Health and Injury Survery(BHIS), in Bangladesh nearly 17,000 children drown annually, an average of around 46 each day. Also read: 4 children drown in Kishoreganj and Pabna A cross-governmental taskforce was established on drowning prevention – led by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with representation from 12 departments. The task force is working to prepare a ‘National Drowning Reduction Strategy’. According to the WHO’s latest estimates, drowning is the cause of 235,000 deaths every year. Many countries including Bangladesh  report drowning as a leading cause of childhood mortality, particularly in children under-5.

The deceased were Md Abdullah, son of Md Selim Uddin and his cousin Tasim Uddin, son of Kamal Hossain. They are age between one and two years. Officer-in-Charge of Raipur Police Station Md Abdul Jalil said the duo went

Two minor girls drowned in a pond at Uttar Sikderpara village in Maheshkhali upazila on Wednesday afternoon.

Two children drowned while collecting flowers from a water body in Purarchar village of Rowmari upazila in Kurigram on Friday.

Two children drowned in a pond at Nowagao village of Manoharganj in Cumilla on Saturday.