Twin brothers drown at Nabinagar

NABINAGAR, BRAHMANBARIA, Oct 21: Two-year-old twin brothers drowned in a pond on Wednesday morning while trying to retrieve a ball in Merukuta Uttarpara Village of Nabinagar Upazila of the district.

According to family and local sources, the brothers were playing near a pond beside their home when their ball fell into the water. One boy fell in while trying to retrieve the ball and the other jumped in to save him. Neither could swim, and both drowned.

Family members began searching after the children went missing and recovered them unconscious from the pond around midday. A local doctor later declared both dead.