The bodies of both tourists who went missing while bathing in the Padma River near Pillar No. 4 of the Padma Bridge on the Mawa end of Munshiganj—having arrived from Dhaka on an excursion as an 8-member group working at Sharif Landmark Limited on Monday, October 26—have been recovered.
The incident occurred around 2:00 PM. While six members managed to swim ashore, Maruf (22) from Khilgaon, Dhaka, and Russel (40) from Gulshakhali in Amtali upazila of Barguna went missing.
Promptly receiving news, the Mawa Naval Police rushed to the spot with speedboats and initiated primary search operations in the Padma River, joined concurrently by the Coast Guard. Immediately following the incident, a special diving team from the Munshiganj Fire Service rushed to the scene and commenced intensive underwater search operations.
Following a 25-hour rescue operation conducted jointly by naval police, fire service, and coast guard, fire service divers recovered the body of Maruf (22) on Tuesday (October 27). On Wednesday (October 28) morning, the Mawa Naval Police recovered the body of the other missing person, Russel (40).
Munshiganj Fire Service and Civil Defense Deputy Assistant Director Muhammad Shafikul Islam stated that on Monday noon, eight employees of Sharif Landmark Limited went bathing in the river near Pillar No. 4 of the Padma Bridge, leading to the disappearance of Maruf and Russel.
Maruf's body was recovered on Tuesday, while rescue operations continued for the missing Russel.
Mawa Naval Police sources reported that around 9:40 AM on Wednesday, Russel's body was spotted floating in the Padma River approximately 6 kilometers east of the Padma Bridge, about 100 meters east of the Boro Nopara Old Louhajang Police Station Jame Mosque. Subsequently, police personnel led by Mawa Naval Police Outpost In-Charge Md. Malek Khosru Khan recovered the body, marking the conclusion of the rescue operation.
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Reported by Mahabub Alam Babu, Munshiganj Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
