The body of a 40-year-old man who went missing while bathing in the Ghaghat River in Gaibandha was recovered on Saturday, two days after the incident.
Fire Service divers recovered Nion Huda’s body from the river near Kajaldop in Ballamjhar Union of Gaibandha Sadar upazila around 3:30 PM.
The Fire Service said a diving team from Rangpur found the body floating in the river after an extensive search.
Nion went missing around 1:00 PM on Thursday while bathing in the river near Kajaldop. He was the son of Moazzem Hossain of Paschimpara in Gaibandha town and worked for a private company in Dhaka.
He had returned home for the Durga Puja holidays and gone to the house of his elder sister’s husband, Maksud, for a meal. He and three others entered the river to bathe when the incident occurred.
Rifat Al Mamun, station officer of Gaibandha Sadar Fire Service, confirmed the recovery.
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