Two boys drown in Kaptai Lake

Two teenage boys drowned in Kaptai Lake near Kerani Pahar area of Rangamati town on Wednesday.

The deceased are Mohammad Adnan Ankon, 15, son of Mohammad Subedar Islam, chief conservator of forest department (Rangamati Circle), and his friend Mustahid Ahmed, 15.

Local said the duo went to take bathe in the Kaptai Lake around 12:00pm when they suddenly slipped into the water of the lake due to strong current and went missing.

Seeing this, people nearby informed the matter to local fire station.

Being informed, a team of firefighters from Rangamati Fire Station rushed to the spot, rescued the boys after an hour of frantic search and took them to Rangamati General Hospital, where the doctors declared them dead, Assistant Director of the fire station Ratan Kumar Nath said.