Three children drowned in a pond at Panjarai village of Kargaon union under Nabiganj in Habiganj on Wednesday.
The deceased were Shraban Sarkar, 3, son of Ratish Sarkar of Panjarai village; Shuvo Sarkar, 4, son of Jagai Sarkar; and Ahona Sarkar, 5, daughter of Brajlal Sarkar of Noagaon village of the upazila.
All the deceased were cousins.
People of the area said that they were playing in the courtyard of the house in the afternoon.
While playing, one of the children suddenly fell into the pond near the house and the two others also fell into the pond while trying to rescue him.
Later, they were taken to Nabiganj Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctors declared all the three dead.
Resident medical officer of Upazila Health Complex Dr Champak Kishore Saha Sumon confirmed the incident.
