Two college students drowned while visiting a friend's wedding in Karimganj upazila of Kishoreganj.
The deceased were identified as Sharfuddin Rafu, 24, and Limon Islam, 23. They were residents of Nakhalpara area of Dhaka’s Tejgaon.
The accident took place at Gunodhar Haor of Gunodhar union in Kishoreganj’s Karimganj upazila on Tuesday afternoon.
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Quoting the locals, Karimganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Shamsul Alam Siddique said Rafu and Limon came to attend the wedding of their friend Tauqir Ahmed, son of Saifuddin of Madan village of Gundhar union.
Following the wedding, Taukir and his friends were playing football at his maternal uncle's house in Maizhati village of the same union.
After the game, the three friends drowned while taking a bath in the water of Gundhar Haor around 12 at noon.
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Locals rescued them and took them to Kishoreganj Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College Hospital where doctors declared Rafu and Limon dead.
Tauqir is undergoing treatment at Kishoreganj Sadar Modern Hospital.
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