A youth drowned in the Padma River in the Baliaghat area of Dikrirchar union of Faridpur Sadar on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Md Shakil, 21, son of Md Nuruddin of the Goalchamot area of the town. He worked in an eatery in the town. According to locals, Shakil along with his friends came to visit the Baliaghat area for bathing in the Padma River. At one stage, Shakil was swept away by the current. Shakil’s friend tried to rescue him but failed. Read: Bus-pickup collision leaves 2 dead in Gazipur Later, locals informed the Faridpur fire service. On information, a diving team of Faridpur Fire Service recovered Shakil's body around 4 pm, said Mehedi Hasan, UP chairman of the Dicrirchar Union. Faridpur Fire Service senior station officer Subhash Barai said Shakil's body was found drowning at a distance of about 20 to 25 meters from the place where he had drowned.

A 20-year-old youth drowned when a boat in which he and his five friends went for a joy ride capsized in a jheel in the capital's Sabujbagh area Friday. The deceased was identified as Zahidul Islam Fardin, son of Rafiqul Islam Babul of Golapbagh area of the city. Fardin was slated to take this year’s SSC examination. Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp, said Fardin, along with five friends, went for a boat trip in the jheel in Manikdia on Friday evening. READ: Four children drown on Eid day At one stage, the boat sank in the jheel. All but Fardin, managed to swim ashore. Later, his friends fished out his body around 10 pm with the help of local people. READ: 2 children drown in Gaibandha pond He was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, where the doctors declared him dead on arrival, the officer said.