A graduate from Dhaka University drowned yesterday in the river near the Bichhnakandi stone quarry.
The deceased Sajidul Haque, 26, was the son of Md Fazlul Haque from Saidpur upazila of Nilphamari, BGB sources said.
Kazi Nizam Uddin, BGB’s company commander at Bichhnakandi, said Sajidul was a tourist.
Sajidul and five others were crossing the river on a boat, which capsized in the river.
He drowned but the others managed to swim ashore, the commander added.
Later, after searching the river for three hours, the locals recovered the body.
The deceased’s body was taken to the BGB camp and kept there till the filing of this report.
