Two cousins aged 10 and 11, who were also friends and playmates, drowned in a pond at Chansirkapon village in Sylhet's Bishwanath upazila on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Rihan Ahmad Yasin, 10, son of Siraj Mia of Barhatta upazila of Netrokona district and Yusuf Ruhan, 11, son of Titon Mia of Chansirkapon village.
According to the locals, Rihan and Ruhan lived with their family in a rented house in a colony in Chansirkapon village of Ward No. 7 of Bishwanath Sadar.
The two kids fell into the water body in the absence of any family members, while they were playing on its bank around 5pm.
At one stage of a frantic search, the bodies of the children were found floating in the pond.
Later they were rescued and taken to Bishwanath Upazila Health Complex. The doctors of the emergency department declared them dead.
Rama Prasad Chakraborty, officer-in-charge (OC) of Bishwanath police station, confirmed the deaths.