Natore, Aug. 25 -- Two children drowned after being swept away by a strong current while bathing in the Nandakuja River in Gurudaspur upazila on Tuesday afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Farhan, 7, son of Fazlur Rahman Faju, and Lam Islam, 8, son of Bablu, both residents of the Shampur area.

The incident occurred around 3pm near Chandrapur No. 1 Government Primary School under Najirpur union.

According to locals, the two children went under water due to the strong current while bathing. Seeing them drown, a local resident named Arjun Haldar searched the river and subsequently recovered both bodies.

Abdul Hannan, Gurudaspur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC), said the entire area has descended into grief following the tragi...