UNB, Lalmonirhat :
A teenager drowned while bathing in the Teesta River in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Zihad, son of Abul Kalam of Kashiram village of the upazila.
Locals said Zihad along with his three friends went to the river to take a bath this noon. Suddenly, Zihad drowned while bathing.
Later, he was rescued and taken to the Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared Zihad dead on arrival. Imtiaz Kabir, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kaliganj Police Station, said the body was handed over to the family.
An unnatural death (UD) case has been lodged in this regard, added the OC.