2 children drown in Thakurgaon pond

Two minor children drowned in a pond at Haripur in Thakurgaon on Sunday morning.

The deceased were identified as Rumin Islam, 6, and his cousin Shova Aktar, 4, of Bhabanipur Modhudanga village of the upazila.

The two children fell into the pond while playing around 9am, said Tajul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Haripur police station.

Local people found the floating bodies of the two children after looking for them for an hour.

A case was filed at the police station in this regard, said the OC.