Debate for Democracy Chairman Hasan Ahmed Chowdhury Kiran has expressed deep shock and sorrow at the untimely deaths of two BRAC University students, Azwat Tausif Riasat and Labib Wadi Sopon, who drowned while bathing in a pond in Munshiganj.
The incident occurred on Friday afternoon in Deovog area of Munshiganj when the two students went into a pond with friends for a swim and drowned, according to family sources.
Riasat was the second child of Major (retd) Md Fazli Mukit and Asfia Tasnim Neeta, vice principal of Mirpur Cantonment Public School and College. Sopon was the younger son of late Mostakur Rahman of Munshiganj.
Both were second-year students of the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department at BRAC University.
After the incident, both bodies were recovered and later buried following funeral prayers on Saturday.
Riasat was laid to rest at Banani Military Graveyard in Dhaka after his funeral prayer at Mirpur, while Sopon was buried at a local social graveyard in Deovog after his funeral at a mosque in Munshiganj.
In a condolence message, Debate for Democracy Chairman Hasan Ahmed Chowdhury Kiran prayed for the eternal peace of the departed souls and conveyed sympathy to the bereaved families.
He also expressed hope that such tragic incidents would raise awareness among young people about water safety and precautionary measures.