Three children of a family drowned in a pond at Kalapara upazila in Patuakhali on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Ruman, 7, his sister Sharmin, 5, and their cousin Mariam, 8.
The incident took place in the Zia colony area under Tiakhali union of the upazila around 12:30pm.
The police have been sent to investigate the incident, said Kalapara police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Jashim.
According to the police and local sources, the three children were playing around the house since Friday morning. At one point the children fell into the pond.
Locals found Sharmin floating in the pond during a search operation, and two others were also found there too. All of them were taken to Kalapara hospital where doctors declared them dead.
Legal action is being taken in this regard, said the OC.
