Day labourer drowns while lifting stones from river

A day labourer drowned while extracting stones from the Dahug river at Mandulpara village in Tentulia upazila of Panchagarh yesterday noon.

The victim is Joynul Haque, 50, of Mandalpara village in the same upazila.

Quoting witnesses, local UP Chairman Tareq Hossain said Joynul fell inside a hole under the river and a chunk of sand collapsed on him.

Failing to rescue the victim, other stone lifters informed fire service officials who later recovered the body after conducting an hour-long operation.

Confirming the incident, Abu Sayem Mia, officer-in-charge of Tentulia Police Station, said an unnatural death case was filed with the police station in this connection.