2 children drown in Jessore

Locals said, Zisan, 4, son of Atiar Rahman and Nayan, 7, son of Mohammad Liton of the village drowned while they were wading through the rainwater in a nearby field. At one stage, they fell into a hole.

Local people rushed the two children to Jessore General Hospital where the attending doctor declared them dead.

Our Correspondent from Cox's Bazar adds: One person drowned and at least 8 people went missing when an engine boat sank in the river Bakkhali in Co'xs Bazar.

A Cox's Bazar bound engine boat, with about 20 passengers, was returning from Moheshkhali on Monday midnight and it sank in the Bakkhali River, local sources said.

Local people saw a body of a man floating in the river yesterday.

The man was identified as Mohammed Hossain, 25, son of Zalal Ahamed, of Monsher Daiel village in Moheshkhali Upazila.

Police recovered the body and send it to Hospital morgue for autopsy.

A case was filed with Moheshkhali Police Station.