Two children drown

Two kids drowned in a canal at village Digrichar Baliabari in Islampur upazila of the district yesterday noon. The deceased were identified as Sajib, 4, son of Badiuzzaman of the village and his cousin Sonia, 5, daughter of Shafiqul Islam Nandu of village Defla under Melandah upazila. Locals and victims' family sources said the two children were playing near the canal. They fell in it at around 1.00pm and drowned.