Mymensingh: The body of a madrasha student who went missing after a boat capsized in a waterbody in Valuka municipality of Mymensingh was recovered on Thursday morning, nearly 18 hours after the incident.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the deceased was identified as Labib Khan, 12, a seventh-grade student of Chaparbari Dakhil Madrasha and son of Shahin Khan of the Government Collegepara area. Labib drowned while riding a boat on Wednesday afternoon in the Hari Beel area.
Senior Station Officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence in Valuka, Atikur Rahman, stated that local people, along with firefighters, conducted a rescue operation throughout the night but they could not locate the boy. Later on Thursday morning, a diving team from Mymensingh Fire Service reached the spot and recovered Labib's body, he added.