Two children drown in Chattogram ponds

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 13 (UNB): Two minor children drowned in separate incidents in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram district on Monday.

The deceased were identified as Rifat Mia, one and half year old boy of Ahmed Shafi of Boirag Para under Shilkup union of the upazila and Muntasir, 3, son of Absar of Banshkhali municipality area.

Local people said that Muntasir slipped into the pond while playing near it in the morning.

Getting no whereabouts of Muntasir for a long time, his family searched for him and rescued him.

He was taken to Banshkhali Upazila Health Complex where the doctors declared him dead.

In another incident, Rifat was playing at the yard of his house at Newazpara of Banshkhali municipality area. Suddenly he fell into the pond and drowned.

Later, he was taken to the local upazila health complex where the doctors pronounced him dead.

Dr Hirok Kumar Pal and Dr Hasan, two duty officers of the Banshkhali Upazila Health complex said the children were brought dead at the hospital within a span of an hour.