The bodies of two gamblers who dived into a river to escape from the villagers in Fulchhari upazila of Gaibandha District have been recovered.
Police recovered the bodies of Faruq Mia of Dakshin Udakhali village and Sona Mia of Katlamari village this morning.
Khorshed Alam Khushu, a local UP chairman, said gambling sessions were held at various places in the Char area of Brahmaputra and Jamuna rivers in Phulchhari upazila every night.
Although locals knew about gambling, they feared protesting against it.
However, around 10 pm on Wednesday, the people of the surrounding villages and many people from the Char area got together and chased the gamblers.
Later, the gamblers fled in different ways to save their lives. Others jumped into the river fearing to be caught. Many of them managed to swim across the river, but Faruq Mia and Sona Mia went missing.
Md Kamal Hossain, superintendent of Gaibandha Police, said they are investigating the incident.
