A fourth grader drowned in a pond at Gachbaria Nayapara in Chandanaish upazila of Chattogram yesterday afternoon.

Jannatul Tahseen, 10, daughter of Md Rubel of Gachbaria Talukderpara area, was a student of Gachbaria Model Govt Primary School.

Deceased's father said she went to visit a relative in the Gachbaria Nayapara area and drowned while taking a bath in the pond.

Later, locals rescued her and took her to Chandanaish Health Complex where doctors declared her dead.