Two boys, both aged 10, have drowned in a pond in Sreepur Upazila, Gazipur after its bank caved in. Their bodies were recovered from a pond of Kaoraid Union in Sreepur Upazila around 9 am on Friday, said Sub-Inspector Md Abdus Samad of Sreepur Police Station. Nasir’s mother started looking for him after not seeing him for a long time, he added. “Seeing shoes floating in the pond next to the house, Nasir’s mother jumped into the water. Despite her efforts to save them, both boys were unresponsive when brought to the health complex in Sreepur Upazila, where doctors pronounced them dead,” said Ratan.
