3 kids drown in pond

Three kids drowned in a pond at Purbo Dhol village in Sadar upazila of Habiganj district yesterday morning. The deceased are Afju Begum, 5, daughter of Ameer Uddin, Ruma Akhter, 4, daughter of Awlad Mia, and Jibon Mia, 3, son of Jahed Mia of the village. Police said the three accidentally fell into the pond while playing on its bank and drowned. Later, the bodies were recovered from the pond, said Md Nazim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Habiganj Police Station.