Two schoolchildren drown in Jamuna

Two schoolchildren drowned in the Jamuna in Tangail's Bhuapur upazila yesterday.

Sujay Paul, 16, and Likhon Paul, 12, students of Govindasi High School, drowned while taking a bath in the river adjacent to their home, said their teacher Kalam Hossain.

Locals took them to Bhuanpur Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared them dead.

"They died before reaching the healthcare facility," said Sumaiya Jannat, medical officer of the health complex.