The body of a 10-year-old schoolboy, who went missing in a flash flood in Sherpur’s Nalitabari, was recovered on Thursday evening.
The boy, Humayun, disappeared around 2:00 pm while trying to catch floating logs in the Chellakhali River near Burunga Bridge.
His uncle Jahangir Alam confirmed that around 8:30pm, his body was found about 500 yards downstream, stuck in water hyacinth.
Family members spotted the body after the water level dropped slightly.
Schoolboy goes missing during flash flood in Sherpur's Nalitabari
Sohel Rana, Officer-in-Charge of Nalitabari Police Station confirmed the recovery.
‘’The family has applied for permission to bury the body without autopsy, and legal procedures in this regard are underway”, he said.