The deceased were identified as Abrar Tajuwar Nirjhar, 18, and Ahmed Hasan, 20, both first year students of DU economics department. Dohar police station OC Sheikh Sirajul Islam confirmed that the incident took place around 2:30pm. He said a group of DU students came to Mainatghat to spend some leisure time. They were washed away by the strong currents of Padma, he added. The OC said the bodies were later handed over to the relatives.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 06, 2016 19:41 UTC