Teen drowns in Dhaka pond

A 17-year-old youth drowned in a pond while taking a bath in Shonir Akhra area of Dhaka on Friday noon, said police.

A 17-year-old youth drowned in a pond while taking a bath in Shonir Akhra area of Dhaka on Friday noon, said police.

Md Alamgir, hailing from Faridpur, used to live with his family in Paterbag area under Kadamtali police station in the city.

He was a workshop worker by profession in the same area.

Hridoy, a paternal cousin, said Alamgir and some of his friends went into the pond to take baths in the Shonir Akhra area around noon.

All the friends except Alamgir emerged from the pond after the baths. He was missing, the cousin said.

Around a half hour later, locals recovered his body from the pond and rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where physicians declared him dead, he said.

Md Bachhu Miah, an in-charge of the DMCH police outpost, said the body was kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy.

The police station concerned was informed about the matter, he added.