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Two schoolboys drowned while swimming in the Turag River in Tongi of Gazipur on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Shamim, 11, a Class VI student and son of Anisur Rahman, and Afnan, 13, a Class VII student of Siraj Uddin Sarker Bidyaniketan & College and son of Saiful Islam. Both were residents of the Purba Arichpur Bou Bazar area.
The incident occurred in the Mirash Para area along the Turag River.
According to Md Shaheen Alam, station officer of Tongi Fire Service, the two boys had gone to the river with their friend Shipon to swim.
At one stage, Shamim and Afnan drowned, while Shipon managed to swim to safety.
On receiving information, divers from the Fire Service rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies from the river.