14-year-old's body recovered from Payra River in Barguna

A 14-year-old boy's body was recovered four hours after he went missing while taking a bath in the  Payra River at Amtali upazila of Barguna today (October 12, 2022).

The victim was identified as Kawsar, no other details were available at the time of filing this report, reports our Barguna correspondent quoting AKM Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Amtali Police Station.

A team of divers led by Mojibur Rahman, leader of the diving team of Patuakhali Fire Service, recovered Kawsar's body after conducting a rescue operation around 6:00 pm today, said the OC.

An unnatural death case was filed over the matter. "If no family of the deceased is found, the body will be handed over to Anjuman Mufidul Islam for burial, he also said.

According to the locals, Kawsar went missing after him along with another boy Shihab was taking bath in the Payra River around 2:00 pm today.

Sihab, the cabin boy of the MV Shatabdi Bandhon launch on the Amtali-Dhaka route, said he met Kawsar at Sadarghat in Dhaka yesterday morning. "After the introduction, Kawsar came to Amtali to visit me."

Sihab knew nothing except Kawsar's name, said police.