CHITTAGONG: Three children of a family drowned in a canal in Nayabazar area under Lohagara upazila of the district on Friday noon.

The deceased could not be identified immediately.

Officer-in-Charge of Lohagara Thana Mohammad Shah Jahan confirmed the matter to banglanews.

“We have sent forces to the spot. Details can be known when they will reach there,” he added.

BDST: 1717 HRS, SEP 05, 2014