2 schoolgirls drown in river in Dinajpur
Hundreds of locals thronged the riverbank when the bodies of two schoolgirls, who went missing in Tulai River under Bochaganj upazila on Monday, were recovered yesterday.
The deceased are Fariha Ahmed Trina, 16, daughter of Faruk Ahmed of Jhargaon village and Sadia Jahan Taki, 16, daughter of Obaidur Rahman of Madrasaroad in the upazila. They were the Class X students at Setabganj Ideal Academy High School in the area.
Police said Trina and Taki, along with nine other classmates went to Attappur village to visit the ailing mother of one of their friends on Monday afternoon.
On their way back home, they went to take a dip in the river when the duo went missing, said Afzalur Islam, officer in-charge of Bochaganj police station.
The rescue operation was led by divers of Rangpur Fire Brigade.
Of the bodies, Trina was recovered at 10:00am while Taki at 4:00pm, said the OC.
A pall of gloom descended on the area following the incident.
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