Child drowns in river in Narsingdi

A child drowned in the Arial Khan river at Belabo upazila in Narsingdi district on Monday morning.

A child drowned in the Arial Khan river at Belabo upazila in Narsingdi district on Monday morning.
The dead was Yasin, 9, son of Rasel Mia, hailed from Batrish area in KIshoreganj district.
Police said on Saturday at around 1 pm, Yasin drowned in the river in Belabo Bazar area while taking bath with his friends. A diving team searched for him in the river for two days but could not find him.
In the morning, locals spotted the body of the child floating in the river and informed fire service.
Later, fire service personnel recovered the body from the river.
Belabo Fire Service Station officer Yasin Iqbal confirmed the matter.