Two brothers died after drowning in Baufal pond in Patuakhali. They are six-year-old Imam Hussain and four-year-old Abu Bakr.

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The incident took place at Taterkathi village of Nazirpur union of the upazila on Thursday (November 7) at noon.

Kabir Hossain Sikder, the father of the dead children, said that he went to bathe in the pond with his two sons, Imam Hossain and Abu Bakar, around 2 pm. At that time, he left the two boys sitting on the pond ghat and went home with a pitcher full of water. He came back and saw that there were no boys at the pond.

While searching for them, the eldest son saw Imam floating in the pond and rescued him. Then the younger son Abu Bakr was pulled from the same pond by throwing a net. Emergency department doctor Shammi Akhter declared the two children dead when they went to Baufal Health Complex with the two boys.

Imam Hossain was studying in the second class of Rai Tanterkathi Government Primary School. It is believed that when one brother falls into the water, the other brother also drowns while trying to pick him up. This incident has cast a shadow of mourning on the area.

Atiqul Islam, Inspector (Investigation) of Baufal police station said that he is aware of the matter.