Body of missing eight-year-old Ihan found floating in Bishkhali river two days on
The body of eight-year-old Md Ihan, who went missing after drowning while bathing in the Bishkhali river with family members in Barguna, has been recovered. His body was found floating in the river on Sunday morning (8 November), two days after he went missing.
The body was recovered around 9am on Sunday from the river in the Amtala area of Naltona Union No. 10 in Barguna Sadar upazila.
The matter was confirmed by Abu Sahadat Md Hachnain Parvez, officer-in-charge of Barguna Sadar police station.
The deceased Ihan was the son of Md Nazir Hossain, a resident of Khejurtola in Gourichanna Union No. 2 of Barguna Sadar upazila.
Earlier, on Friday afternoon (6 November), Ihan went missing after drowning while bathing in the Bishkhali river near the Baraitala ferry ghat in Barguna Sadar upazila.
According to police and local sources, Ihan went to the bank of the Bishkhali river near the Baraitala ferry ghat with his family on Friday afternoon. At one point he went into the river to bathe with his family members, and was swept away by the river’s strong current.
Family members searched for him but could not find him, and then informed the Fire Service.
On receiving the information, divers from the Patuakhali Fire Service reached the scene and carried out a rescue operation in different parts of the river. But no trace of Ihan was found at that time.
Two days after he went missing, locals spotted a child’s body floating in the river in the Amtala area of Naltona Union in Barguna Sadar upazila on Sunday morning, and informed the police.
Police reached the spot and recovered the body, which was later identified as that of the missing child Ihan.
OC Abu Sahadat Md Hachnain Parvez said police recovered the body after receiving the information, and the recovered body is that of the missing child Ihan. After the inquest, the body will be handed over to the family, and an unnatural death case will be filed at the police station over the incident.
