Chuadanga: A cattle trader drowned in a pond at Senerhuda village under Jibannagar upazila of the district this afternoon. The deceased was identified as Ariful Islam Arif, 35, son of Aizel Ali from the Majher Para area of the village.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Arif was taking a bath in the pond near his house around 2 pm when he suddenly drowned. The incident occurred as he attempted to catch a dead fish in the middle of the pond.
Jibannagar Fire Service personnel recovered Arif's body from the bottom of the pond. Officer-in-Charge of Jibannagar Police Station, Md. Mamun Hossain Biswas, confirmed the incident.