2 toddlers drown in Gazipur pond

Two toddlers drowned in Gazipur's Sadar upazila yesterday.

The deceased were identified as Yanur, son of Azad, and Habib, son of Amir Hossain. Both aged 2 were residents of Paschimpara area of​​ Konabari.

Konabari Police Station's Sub-inspector Rafiqul Islam said that the two kids fell into a pond while playing behind their houses around 5:30pm.

After around an hour, their bodies were found floating in the pond, he added.

The bodies were handed over to their families.

Earlier, on August 31, two madrasa students -- Rabeya and Mohana -- drowned while taking a bath in a pond in Joydebpur of Gazipur.