Worker drowns in river while dumping geo bags in Jhalakathi

JHALAKATHI, May 4 (BSS): A worker drowned in the river Sugandha in Sadar upazila in Jhalakathi district on Sunday.

The deceased was identified as Md. Mosleuddin Molla, 45, son of Abdul Karim Molla, a resident of Purba Chatla area of Dhaligar Nagar union in Lalmohan upazila of Bhola district.

The worker died after falling into the river while dumping geo bags with other workers.

Fire Service and Civil Defense and Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) recovered the body from the river in front of the town's police line area around 1 am.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Jhalakathi Police Station Md. Moniruzzaman confirmed.

"Some workers were working to dump geo bags in the Sugandha River in the Qutubnagar area of the town. At that time, Mosleuddin slipped while dumping the bags and fell into the river and went missing," the OC said on Sunday morning.