Boy dies in Sylhet river
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
SYLHET, July 13 (UNB): A boy was killed as one of his friends hurled brick chips at him playfully in the Purakhai river in Jaintapur upazila on Sunday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Kadir Shahriar,12, son of Jahangir Uddin, a resident of Sarighat Sarufoud village of the upazila.
Locals sources said Shahriar along with his friend Jamil,9, son of Tendal Hajir, a resident of Tikar village of Goainghat upazila, went to the river for bathing at about 1:00 pm.
At one stage, Jamil hurled brick chips at Shahriar out of fun, leaving him unconscious.