UNB :
A teenager drowned in a Sylhet pond on Monday evening trying to rescue one of his friends in distress.
The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman Mahi (16).
According to eye-witnesses, a group of teens decided to take a bath in the village pond in Mukitla of Sylhet’s Lakshanaband union following their evening games.
Suddenly, one of the teens started struggling in the waters of the pond. Seeing his friend in distress, Habibur dived deep under water to rescue him.
Though he managed to save his friend, Habibur himself drowned.
On information, a team from Gopalganj Fire Service immediately rushed to the spot and started a rescue operation, only to recover the body of Habibur hours later, Golapganj Model Police Station officer-in-charge Mohammad Harunur Rashid Chowdhury told UNB.
