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Lalmonirhat river tragedy: 2nd sibling’s body recovered
The body of a schoolboy who, along with his elder brother, went missing while bathing in the Dharla River was recovered on Tuesday morning, ending a three-day search operation that gripped the Mogolhat area in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila in grief.
The deceased was identified as Sawan Hossain, an eighth-grade student of Mogolhat High School and son of Helal Hossain of the Mogolhat Tempu Stand area in the upazila.
Earlier, the body of his elder brother, Sabbir Hossain, a ninth-grade student of the same school, was recovered on Monday afternoon, nearly 30 hours after the incident.
According to police and local sources, the two brothers went missing on Sunday afternoon after being swept away by a strong current while bathing in the river in the Mogolhat Zero Point area. Their friend Mehedi, who was with them, managed to swim to safety.
Following the incident, local residents, members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Fire Service personnel launched an intensive search operation.
After days of continuous efforts, rescuers first recovered Sabbir’s body on Monday.
The search continued overnight, and the body of younger brother Sawan was finally recovered on Tuesday morning by Fire Service divers, reports UNB.
Saad Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Lalmonirhat Sadar Police Station, confirmed the recovery of both bodies and said legal procedures were being completed.