Two children drown in Manikganj

Two children drowned in a canal in Manikganj Sadar Upazila on Monday noon.

The accident took place in Kaira area under Dighi Union of Sadar Upazila.

The deceased were - Anha Akter, 7, daughter of Md Rubel Kazi, a resident of Kajinagar village, and Sneha Akter, 7 at Kharsatai village. The deceased were students of local Koira Madrasatul Ohi Al Islami Madrasa.

Police said the two children drowned in the water on their way home from Madrasa in the afternoon while picking water lily blooming in a canal on the side of the road.