3 college boys go missing in Dhaleshwari

Three students of Dhaka’s Ideal College went missing in the Dhaleshwari yesterday.

The three -- Akash, Razon, and Mehedi, all grade-XI students of the college -- were swept away by strong current when they went swimming in the river.

Fire Service and Civil Defence in Savar conducted a search and rescue operation in the river but could not trace the missing ones as of 8:30pm.

Locals feared that the students drowned.

Bunking classes, 12 students went to their classmate’s house in Savar’s Banktown area. Around 11:30am, they went swimming in the river but strong current swept three of them away, said one of the students.

Two more students of the group -- Jahid and Manik -- were admitted to Enam Medical College Hospital.

Anwarul Haque, commander (zone 4) of fire service, said they were trying hard to find the missing students.

The Daily Star could not reach Ideal College authorities after repeated attempts as their official contact numbers were switched off.