Two minor siblings drown in Brahmanbaria

Two siblings drowned in a pond at Modhhapara in Akhaura upazila on Friday afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Jannat, 8, and Sayeed, 6, sons of Masuk Mia of the area.

The brother and sister slipped into the pond while playing beside it in the evening, said Monianda Union Parishad Chairman Md Kamal Bhuyan.

Later, locals recovered the bodies from the pond and rushed them to upazila health complex where the duty doctor declared the duo dead, he added.

Source: unb