Sylhet, July 7 (UNB) – A university student drowned in the Dholai River at Bholaganj Zero Point in Companiganj upazila on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Hasanur Rahman Abir, a civil engineering student of Leading University.
Tajul Islam, officer-in-charge of Companiganj Police Station, said Abir along with seven others went to the Dholai River in Sadapathor area for taking bath around 1 pm.
At one stage, he went missing and drowned there.
On information, a firefighting unit went to the spot and conducted a rescue operation.