<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Two children drowned in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram on Wednesday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The deceased were identified Romaisa Jannat, one and a half year old daughter of Abdullah Al Mamun Faisal of Chhnua union and Abir, 2, son of Abu Hamid of the ward No-4 under Banshkhali municipality.</div><div><br></div><div>Locals said Romaisa fell into a pond in the absence of her family members in Madhukhali area around 8:30am.</div><div><br></div><div>After recusing the girl, the family members took her to upazila health complex where physicians declared her dead, they said.</div><div><br></div><div>Moreover, Abir drowned in a water body in Neyazar para around 1pm, said his paternal uncle.</div><div><br></div><div>Hearing a sound from the pond, he was rescued and taken to the upazila health complex where physicians declared him dead upon arrival, the uncle said.</div><div><br></div><div>The health complex’s physician Dr Jannatul Ferdous confirmed the deaths of the children saying that they were brought dead.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd/fas</div>