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SIRAJGANJ, Feb 2, 2025 (BSS) - The bodies of two missing school students were recovered from the Fuljore river in Sirajganj's Kamarkhanda upazila on Sunday, 16 hours after they drowned in the river.
The deceased were Sarjil, 16, son of Imrul Hasan Sohel of Masumpur Mohalla, and Krishna Niyogi, 15, son of the late Bishwajit Niyogi of Bahirgola Ghoshpara Mohalla of the town. Both were ninth-grade students at Sirajganj Collectorate School and College.
They went missing on Saturday afternoon while taking bath at Jhatibelai of the river.
Being informed, firefighters from Kamarkhand Fire Service and Civil Defense rushed to the spot and started rescue operation, said Apu Kumar Mandal, warehouse inspector of Kamarkhand Fire Service and Civil Defense.
On Saturday (February 1), around 7 pm, the body of another boy named Rafi, 15, son of Abdur Rahim of Jhantibelai village, and a friend of the deceased was recovered from the river.
Members of Fire Service diving team from Rajshahi conducted a four-hour operation at Jhantibelai and recovered the bodies of Sarjil and Niyogi around 12.00pm and 12:30 pm respectively.
According to police and Fire Service and Civil Defense, five friends of Zarif, grandson of Upazila Parishad chairman Enamul Haque, came to visit him. All of the six boys went to the Fuljore River for bathing in the afternoon. At one point, three of them drowned in the river while others swam to the riverbank.
"We reached the scene immediately and started the rescue mission. We recovered Rafi's body at 7 in the evening and halted the mission," said Apu Kumar.
"A team of divers from Rajshahi joined us and the rescue mission was resumed at 8:30am on Sunday, he added.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kamarkhand Police Station Md. Mokhlesur Rahman confirmed.
The bodies were handed over to their respective families, said Mokhlesur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kamarkhand Police Station.
