Two children drown in Ctg pond --

CHATTOGRAM, May 22 (UNB): Two children drowned in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram on Wednesday.

The deceased were identified Romaisa Jannat, one and a half year old daughter of Abdullah Al Mamun Faisal of Chhnua union, and Abir, 2, son of Abu Hamid of the ward No-4 under Banshkhali municipality.

Locals said that Romaisa fell into a pond in the absence of her family members in Madhukhali area around 8:30am.

After recusing the girl family members took her to upazila health complex where physicians declared her dead, they said.

Moreover, Abir drowned in a water body in Neyazar para around 1pm, said his paternal uncle.