Habiganj, Sept. 10 -- Three children drowned in a pond in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj on Wednesday afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Shrabon Sarker (3), son of Ratish Sarker; Shubho Sarker (4), son of Jagai Sarker; and Ahona Sarker (5), daughter of Brojlal Sarker of Noagaon village.

Shrabon and Shubho were cousins, while Ahona was their paternal cousin. They were visiting Panjarai village under Kargaon union.

According to the police and local sources, the three children were playing in the yard around 1:30 pm, when one of them accidentally fell into the pond. The other two jumped in to save their cousin but all three drowned.

Two children drown in pond in Shariatpur village

Later, a woman spotted Ahona's body floating in th...