Kushtia: Two siblings and their maternal cousin drowned in a canal at Sheikhpara village in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia on Friday afternoon.

The deceased were Salma Khatun, 5, Labony Khatun, 4, daughters of Saildul Islam of Sultanpur village and Mariam Khatun, 8, daughter of Shafiqul Islam of the village.

Char Sadipur Union Council chairman Tofazzal Hossain Manik told news agency UNB that Saidul along with his wife and three children came to visit his father-in-law's house on Thursday.

Mariam along with Salma and Labony and two other minor children went to the canal around 12pm for taking bath. At one stage, they drowned in the canal.

Mariam's younger brother Abdullah rushed to the house and informed the family members.

Later, the family members recovered the bodies of the three at about 1:30pm, said Abdul Khalek, officer-in-charge of Kumarkhali Police Station.