The body of a Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence diver, who went missing after falling into the Shitalakkhya River was recovered at around 7pm near the Aricha River Fire Station in Manikganj.
He was identified as Md Sadik, 26, son of Ashraf Sheikh and resident of Kumrakandi village under Goalanda upazila of Rajbari district.
He went missing after falling into Shitalakkhya river while carrying out maintenance work on a speedboat at the Narayanganj River Fire Station on Thursday.
The incident occurred at around 11:20 am.
Immediately after the accident, rescue teams from the Fire Service, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Coast Guard launched a search operation at the scene.But as of 4pm, Sadik had not been found.
At last, he was recovered dead at around 7:03 pm by diver Meraj Ali of the Aricha River Fire Station, Manikganj.
Abdullah Al Arefin, deputy assistant director of Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defence, said three Fire Service members were clearing water hyacinths that had accumulated near the Narayanganj River Fire Station jetty when the accident occurred.