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Two children drown

21 June 2009, 17:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Satkhira

Two children drowned in a pond yesterday at village Hajipur in Assassuni upazila. The tragic incident took place when Tamim, 5, son of Kena Hajra and Shirin Pervin, 4, daughter of Shentu Hajra of village Hajipur were playing near the pond. They accidentally fell in the pond and nobody was there. Later, locals found the bodies floating on the pond.