“When they were swimming in the river, they were washed away by strong tide,” said the OC. Both of them were the students of Mechanical Engineering Department of Buet. On receiving information, police went to the spot and recovered their bodies. Officer-in-Charge of Goainghat police station Delwar Hossain told the Dhaka Tribune that Mosiur Rahman Siam, 25, and his friend Said Latif (24) were having bath in the river with their other friends.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 11, 2016 14:37 UTC