Three kids drown in Cox’s Bazar pond

COX'S BAZAR, June 19 (UNB): Three children of a family drowned in a pond at Chakboitha village in Ukhia upazila on Monday.

The deceased were identified as Fahim, 8, son of Abu Siddique, Tashfia, 6 and her sister Safa Marwa, 3, children of Abdul Kader.

Khairul Alam, chairman of Ukhia upazila, said the three children fell into a pond adjacent to their house while playing around 5.00 pm.

After a frantic search, local people recovered the bodies of the three kids and took those to Ukhia Upazila Health Complex.