Two minors drown in Rowmari pond

ROWMARI, KURIGRAM, Oct 30: Two five-year-old boys drowned in a pond near their home in Rowmari Upazila of the district on Thursday afternoon.

They were Md Nayeem, son of Nabi Chan, and Md Abdullah, son of Suruj Mia, both from Char Bamanerchar Village in Rowmari Sadar Union.

The boys were playing in front of their home when they went missing. Relatives searching for them later found them in a nearby pond and rushed them to Rowmari Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared them dead.

Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer Dr Abdus Samad said the children had died before reaching the hospital.