Two students of Dhaka’s Ideal School and College were found dead on Sunday, a day after three friends had gone missing in the Dhaleswari River.
The body of Akash, 18, was recovered from Nama Gendaria area at around 11:15am, said AFM Sayed, officer-in-charge of Savar Model Police Station.
Mehedi’s body was recovered from the same area around 1pm, the OC added.
Both were first-year students, UNB reported.
Fire Service’s Station Officer Liton Ahmed said 12 students of the college had come to Bank Town, adjacent to the Dhaka-Aricha Highway, for a river cruise on Saturday.
Mehedi, 17, Rajon, 17, and Akash went missing shortly after getting into the river around noon.
Divers are looking for Rajon.