A teenage boy, who went missing in the Padma river of Goalondo upazila of Rajbari on Sunday afternoon, was found dead early Monday.
The deceased was identified as Sujan alias Abdullah, 14, son of Shaheed Fakir, hailing from Borodi village of Sreepur upazila in Gazipur district, and class V student of Bonrupa Government Primary School, reports UNB.
Family sources said that Sujan came to visit his aunt’s house in Daulatdia union of the upazila on Friday.
Later, he along with several boys went to the river for taking bathe in the afternoon.
At one stage, he slipped into the river and drowned as he did not know swimming.
On information, a diver team of Rajbari Fire Service rushed to the spot and continued rescue drive but could not trace Sujon till evening.
Later, locals spotted his body early in the morning.
On information, family members recovered the body.
