A young man drowned in a pond at Sadar upazila of Cumilla district on Saturday afternoon.
The incident took place at Tamcham Bridge Staff Quarter area under the metropolise at around 2.00 pm.
The deceased was identified as Mazharul Islam Badhan, 22, son of Delwar Hossain, a resident of Sambakshi area under the city.
According to witnesses, Badhan along with his two friends were went down to the pond to take bath. He drowned in the middle of the pond when he was swimming.
Realizing the incident, they rescued him and took to Cumilla Medical College Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Dr Habibur Rahman, the on-duty doctor of the hospital, confirmed the death matter.
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