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Five children, including two of a family, drowned in Pabna and Patuakhali districts in separate incidents.
In Pabna three children drowned in a pond in Ishwardi upazila on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Jahid Hossain, 10, son of Bachhu Mandal, Hridoy Hossain, 10, son of Pangjhu Promanik, and Anika Khatun, 11, daughter of Akijal Hossain, all residents of Sara Gopalpur village under the upazila.
Locals said the trio went into the pond of one Manik Hajji by their house to take baths around 2:30pm. They started drowning while swimming in the pond. Noticing the matter, a passerby informed their families and locals of the incident.
Later their bodies were recovered and rushed to Ishwardi Upazila Health Complex where physicians declared them dead, confirmed Aurbinda Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Ishwardi police station.
In Patuakhali, two cousins drowned in a canal in Amragachia village of Mirzaganj upazila Saturday around noon.
The deceased were identified as Sudipta Mistri, 9 and Brishti Rani, 7.
According to Sunil Chandra Mistri, the uncle of the deceased, both kids went to the nearby canal to take a bath. The relatives late rescued the unconscious children after searching.
The doctor in charge declared them dead upon arrival when taken to Mirzaganj Upazila Health Complex.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mirzaganj Police Station Md Anwar Hossain said that a case has been filed in this regard. In view of the demands of the families, the bodies have been handed over to the families without post-mortem after preparing the report.
