The deceased were identified as Bibi Mariam Ahi, 10, and her younger sister Sidratul Muntaha Sohir, 6, daughters of Belal Hossain of the same village. Both were students of a local madrasha.
According to their in house CC TV footage and police source, the sisters went on the bank of the pond adjacent to their house around 6:30 am. While trying to catch a snail there, Ahi accidentally slipped and fell into the water. Her younger sister Sohir jumped in to rescue her and also drowned.
They were rescued from the pond around 7:00 am and taken to a local doctor, who declared them dead, reports BSS.
Sub-Inspector of Senbagh Police Station Abdur Rouf confirmed the incident.