SIRAJGANJ, Mar 7, 2025 (BSS) - Two children drowned in a pond at Bilchatal village of Maijbari union in Kazipur upazila of the district this afternoon. 

The deceased were identified as Tonni, 8, daughter of Hafizur Rahman of Bilchatal village and Anika, 8, daughter of Hafizur Rahman's sister. Both the victims were cousins.

Kazipur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nur Alam confirmed the news and said that police rushed to the spot and investigated the scene.

Abdul Barik, uncle of the deceased Tanni, said that in the morning, Tanni and Anika were playing on the sand piled up near their house. 

They could not be found since then, he said, adding that in the afternoon, locals saw their bodies floating in the pond next to the piled up sand.

Later, their bodies were recovered, he said.