A private university student has drowned in floodwater in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram .
The deceased was identified as Junaidul Islam Zarif, 18, a first-year student of Computer Engineering department of BGC Trust University Bangladesh in Chandanaish. His body was recovered in the Tuesday afternoon.
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According to locals, Junaidul was washed away by floodwater around 2 am on Monday in Jankalyan area of Amirabad union when he and his family members were being taken to a shelter due to heavy rains.
Lohagara Police Station OC (Investigation) Saiful Islam said, "We have received information about the recovery of the body of a missing youth. Police have been sent to the spot. Details are not yet to be known.”
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SM Yunus, chairman of Amirabad union, said, "Three people of my union have drowned in floodwater so far. The body of a young man named Junaidul was recovered. Two are still missing.”
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On Monday, Nipa Palit, an 18-year-old college student, drowned in floodwater at Islamia Haat Badamtal in Hathazari upazila of the district.