2 kids drown in pond

Two kids drowned in a pond at Chandra village in Keshabpur upazila of Jessore district yesterday morning.

The deceased are Samir Hossain, 4, son of Abdul Alim, and Siam Ali, 5, son of Khokon Gazi of the village.

Family sources said the duo fell into the pond near their house while playing on its bank and drowned.

Later, local people recovered the bodies from the pond after a frantic search.