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Bodies of two missing corporate employees recovered from Padma

Published : Wednesday, 28 October, 2026 at 1:39 PM

Observer Online Report

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Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two corporate employees who went missing while bathing in the Padma River near pillar number 4 of the Padma Bridge in Mawa, Louhajang upazila.

The deceased were identified as Maruf, 40, hailing from Dhaka's Khilgaon area, and Russel, 40, from Gulshakhali village under Amtali upazila in Barguna district. Both were employed at Sharif Landmark Limited.

According to Deputy Assistant Director of Munshiganj Fire Service and Civil Defense Muhammad Shafiqul Islam, a group of eight employees from the firm went bathing in the river near the bridge pillar on Monday (October 26) afternoon. While six of them managed to swim safely back to the riverbank, Maruf and Russel were swept away by strong currents.

Upon receiving the report at 2:20PM on Monday, a divers' team from the Munshiganj Fire Station initiated a rescue operation. Search teams retrieved Maruf's body on Tuesday, while operations continued to locate the remaining missing individual.

Mawa Naval Police Outpost In-Charge Md Malek Khosru Khan stated that locals spotted Russel's body floating in the Padma River at Boro Naopara area in Louhajang upazila, approximately six kilometers east of the incident site, at around 9:40AM on Wednesday (October 28). Naval police personnel subsequently retrieved the body near the old Louhajang Thana Jamme Mosque.

Police confirmed that Maruf's body was handed over to his family on Tuesday (October 27), and Russel's body will be handed over to his relatives following legal procedures, marking the conclusion of the search and rescue drive.

-EM

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