The body of a teenage boy who went missing along with his younger brother while bathing in the Dharla River in Lalmonirhat was recovered on Monday, around 30 hours after the incident, while the search for the other sibling continued.
The deceased was identified as Sabbir Hossain, a ninth-grade student of Mogolhat High School and son of Helal Hossain of the Mogolhat Tempu Stand area in Sadar upazila.
Two siblings go missing in Dharla River in Lalmonirhat
His body was found floating in the river near the Zero Point area of Mogolhat union on Monday afternoon, police and locals said.
Sabbir and his younger brother, Sawon Hossain, an eighth-grade student at the same school, went missing on Sunday afternoon after being swept away by the river's current while bathing.
According to police, the two brothers had gone to the river with their friend Mehedi around noon. At one stage, Sabbir and Sawon were caught in a strong current and disappeared underwater, while Mehedi managed to swim to safety.
Local residents, members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) from the Mogolhat camp, Fire Service personnel and a diving team from Rangpur launched a search operation following the incident.
After extensive efforts, rescuers recovered Sabbir's body on Monday afternoon. However, Sawon remained missing as of filing this report.
Saad Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Lalmonirhat Sadar Police Station, said police were assisting in the rescue operation and efforts were continuing to locate the missing boy.