Two children drowned in a pond in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna on Saturday afternoon.
The incident took place at Atlongka Dakshin Sengram village under Mulgram union of the upazila.
The deceased were Huzayfa Rahman, 7, son of Mojibor Rahman, and Mahfuz, 6, son of Rubel Hossain, both from the village.
Family members said Huzayfa and Mahfuz, who were neighbours and of similar age, went to bathe in a pond belonging to a local man known as Jonu Member at around 3pm.
At one stage, both children went under the water as they did not know how to swim. When they failed to return home for a long time, their family members began searching for them.
Around two hours later, the children were found floating in the pond. They were rescued and taken to nearby Atgharia Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared them dead.
Chatmohar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Oliur Rahman confirmed the incident.
“The death of two children by drowning at the same time is very painful. Guardians need to be more cautious,” he said.
The deaths cast a pall of gloom over the area.
