2 children drown in Khagrachari

Two children drowned in a pond at Dighinala upazila in Khagrachari on Monday.

Two children drowned in a pond at Dighinala upazila in Khagrachari district on Monday.
The deceased were Farhan Hossain, son of Kamal Hossain, and Nusrat Jahan, daughter of Nur Alam, resident of Muslimpara area under Kobakhali union in the upazila.
Kamal Hossain said Farhan and Nusrat drowned in the pond this morning while playing near its bank.
They were rescued and taken to Dighinala Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctor declared them dead.
Promesh Chakma, medical officer of the health complex, said the children had died before the deceased's relatives brought them there.