Twin sisters drown in Chandpur pond

CHANDPUR, Dec 23 (UNB): A pair of minor twin sisters drowned in a pond in Farakkabad area in sadar upazila on Saturday noon.
The deceased were identified as Adifa Akhter and Sadia Akhter, both aged one and half years and daughters of Manik Mizi of the same area.
Victim's uncle Sohag Mizi said the victims were playing in the yard around 12:30 pm and unfortunately one slipped into the pond.
In a bid to save her, another sister jumped off and both of them drowned in the pond.
Later, the family members found them floating in the pond and took them to Chandpur General Hospital where doctor Nur-e-Alam declared them dead at around 3.00 pm.