Two sisters drown in Habiganj

HABIGANJ, Aug 16 (UNB): Two minor sisters drowned in a pond at Kalikrishnanagar village in Madhabpur upazila on Friday afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Suma Akter,8, and Ruma Akhter, 2, daughters of Shamim Miah, a resident of the village.

Police said the two siblings went missing around 2.00 pm on Friday.

Later, locals spotted their floating bodies in a pond near their house around 5.00pm.

They were rescued and taken to upazila health complex where doctors declared them dead.