2 boys drown in DU pond
Two outsider boys drowned in the Shahidullah Hall pond of Dhaka University (DU) yesterday afternoon.
They were identified as Rubel, 13, and Khokon Lal Das, 11.
They are residents of Aga Sadeque Road, Sweeper Colony, Pakistan Math in the city.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Relatives of the dead said Rubel, Khokon and another boy went to Shahidullah Hall pond for taking bath at around 3:15pm.
At one stage, two of them drowned, witnesses said.
Some students rescued them and sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
No autopsy of the bodies was held as the relatives of the dead snatched the bodies after those arrived at the DMC Morgue.