Schoolboy found dead in Gazipur

The body of a schoolboy, who drowned in the river Turag two days ago, was found in it in Panishail area of Gazipur Sadar upazila yesterday.

Emon was an eighth-grader of Safipur Ideal Public School and son of Daroga Ali of the district's Kaliakoir.

On Monday, he fell into the river from a boat while he along with his friends was travelling from Karalshurichala to Bhawal Mirzapur for a picnic, Kaliakoir fire service quoted the family as saying.