Teenage boy drowns in Pabna

A teenage boy drowned in a canal at Ishwardi upazila in Pabna district on Tuesday afternoon.

The dead was Rahul Hasan Sabbir, 17, son of Sagar Hossain, a resident of Baroichara village under Solimpur union. He was an SSC candidate of 2022.

Locals said Sabbir drowned in a canal of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant area while taking bath with friends.

Later, members of Fire Service & Civil Defence rescued him and rushed to Ishwardi Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.

SR