Two kids drown in pond

Two kids drowned in a pond at Kathma village in Islampur upazila of the district on Saturday evening.

The deceased were identified as Reetu Akhtar, 7, daughter of Golam Robbani, and Golam

Habib, 5, son of Golam Sarowar of the village.

Family sources said the duo were playing on the bank of a pond beside their houses in the afternoon. Suddenly, they fell into the pond and drowned, they added.

Neighbours found the bodies of the kids floating on the pond and informed the victims' family members.