Dinajpur, June 2 -- A mother along with her two children drowned in a pond at Chuniapara area of Dinajpur Sadar Upazila on Saturday afternoon.

The mother was identified as Ashtami Bala, 28, wife of Ujjal Debnath of Chuniapara area and two children were Pritam Debnath, 3, and Gautam Debnath, 8.

Mokshed Ali Rana, chairman of 5 no. Sashra Union Parishad, said that the mother lost her life while trying to save her two children who were drowning while bathing in the pond at today afternoon.

Later, locals recovered the floating bodies of three people at around 5:30 pm.

Quoting locals, Kotwali Police Station Inspector Golam Maula said police initially believed that the death of the mother, including her two children, was just an accident.

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