Two minor cousins, Anas (7) and Yasin Arafat (5), tragically drowned in an abandoned pond on Saturday evening in Madhyam Bhumirkhil village, Sarafbhata Union, under Rangunia upazila.
The children, who lived near the Rising School in the village, went missing around 4:30 PM. After hours of searching, their bodies were recovered from the pond at approximately 8:45 PM, according to local UP member Md. Didarul Alam. They were rushed to the hospital but were declared dead upon arrival.
The heartbreaking incident has cast a shadow of grief over the entire community.
