Student dies falling off launch in canal after electric shock

MUNSHIGANJ, Aug 02 (UNB): The body of a college student who went missing Monday after falling from a launch in the Pangasia canal, was recovered on Tuesday, police said.

The dead is Niloy (18), a class 11 student of Gajaria Government College and son of Dr Md Ali from Hoglakandi village.

His body was recovered around 10am from the Pangasia canal, a distributary channel of the Meghna river in the district's Gajaria upazila, by divers from Narayanganj fire service, said Rifat Mallik, station officer of Gajaria fire service.

Md Rais Uddin, officer-in-charge of Gajaria thana, said, "Niloy and his friends were returning home after having a picnic on the launch, ML Hasib, on Monday when the tragedy occurred." "Niloy tried to remove a hanging live electric wire and was electrocuted. He fell in the river in the impact of the jolt and drowned," the officer said.

Seven of his friends -- Rifat, Minhaz, Faysal Pradhan, Rabbi Shakill, Nahid and Sharif -- also sustained injuries in the incident, and are being treated at a hospital, said t