Two bodies including a university student, who went missing in the Padma River on September 25 last, were recovered on Saturday after nine days of the boat capsize incident.
Locals found the bodies floating in the river water adjacent to Noboganga area this morning and recovered the decomposed bodies, said Mehedi Masud, Officer-in-Charge of River Police.
The deceased were identified as Sadia Islam Suchona, 22, a student of American International University, Bangladesh and his cousin Rimon Hossain, 14.
The two persons went missing as a boat capsized in the Padma River adjacent to the same area in the city.
A diver team from the local station of the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defense rescued 13 people alive through their hectic efforts amid strong current in the river.
Zakir Hossain, Assistant Director of Fire Service told BSS that a mechanized boat carrying 15 persons suddenly capsized when they were on a pleasure trip in the river in the afternoon.
A diver team rescued 13 passengers in association with the locals but two others remained missing.
(Source: UNB)
