A farmer named Afzal, 55, went missing after falling from a boat into the Punarbhaba river in Dinajpur while crossing it. Divers from the local fire service later recovered his body.
The body was pulled from the river at around 12 noon on Sunday (October 25) after a search lasting several hours.
Afzal was the son of the late Gedu Mohammad of Dhulatoir (Dangapara) village in No. 11 Palashbari union of Biral upazila.
According to local sources, the incident happened in the morning on the Punarbhaba next to the Bujruk Basantapur madrasa in No. 11 Palashbari union of Biral upazila, Dinajpur. Afzal fell into the water while crossing the river by boat. Local people tried to rescue him, and when they could not, they called the fire service.
On receiving the news, a diving team from the Dinajpur fire service reached the spot and began a rescue operation. After several hours, his body was recovered at around 12 noon.
Firozzaman, a firefighter at the Dinajpur fire station, said a team led by team leader Md Obaidul Islam, including diver Khadimul Islam, went to the scene quickly after the call. Afzal Hossain’s body was recovered from the river after an operation of about three hours. It was handed over to his family after legal procedures, he said.
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