Two children drown in Chandpur pond

The bodies of two children have been recovered from a pond after they went missing after going out to play in Chandpur's Hajiganj, reports bdnews24.com.
The bodies were recovered around 9:30 pm on Thursday near the Howladar family's house in Suhilpur village in Hajiganj, said Inspector Mintu Dutta of Hajiganj thana.
The dead were identified as Omar Faruk (6), son of Shah Paran and Jihad Hossain Manik (5), son of Jewel Ahmed. Both were members of the extended Howladar family.
"Faruk and Manik went to play near their house in the evening. The family looked for the children everywhere until 8:00 pm before finally searching the pond using a fishing net," said Union Parishad Chairman Yusuf Pradhan, citing the family.