, Aug. 29 -- Two young girls drowned while collecting water lilies in a lake in Sherpur on Friday.

The victims, 9-year-old Fahima Akter Nun and 8-year-old Jemy, went to Baleshwar Lake in Chakpara area of Gazirkhamar Union around 10 am and did not return home, prompting family members to search for them.

Their bodies were recovered from the middle of the lake with the help of locals around noon.

According to locals, the girls fell into a deep part of the pond while picking flowers.

Decomposed body of missing schoolgirl found in Sherpur

Zubaidul Alam, Officer-in-Charge of Sherpur Sadar Police Station, confirmed the incident and said legal action were underway.

He also added that the families of the victims requested to hand over the b...