Two sisters drowned in a pond while playing near their house in Barowalia area of Chattogram's Sitakunda upazila on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Samia Sultana Sneha and Safia Sultana Synthia, 4, daughters of Mohammad Ershad of Kazlipara village of the upazila.
The tragic incident happened on Friday evening, Sonaichhari Union Parishad Chairman Moni Ahmed, confirmed.
Local neighbor Ramzan Ali said that the twin sisters left the house to play in the afternoon.
When they could not be found anywhere, locals and family members started searching in the pond. At one point, they recovered the duo.
Nargis Akhter, mother of the victims said, around 5:30, she saw the floating sandals of her two daughters on the water of the pond. Hearing her scream, neighbours rescued the two sisters and took them to the local Bhatiari BSBA hospital where doctors declared them dead on arrival, the ill-fated mother said.
