Jashore, Feb. 18 -- Two young sisters drowned in a pond in Matikumra village of Hazirbagh union under Jhikargachha upazila in Jashore on Tuesday morning.

The deceased were identified as Sumaiya, 3, and Suraiya, 2, daughters of Yamin and his brother Yusuf, a Malaysian expatriate.

Jhikargachha Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Bablur Rahman Khan said, "We have received information about the drowning incident. However, no complaint has been filed by the families."

According to police and local sources, the incident occurred around 10am when the children accompanied their mother and grandparents to a nearby pond to catch fish. While standing on the bank, they fell into the water unnoticed.

After failing to find them, the family began ...