A Correspondent, Madaripur:

One student drowned after jumping into a lake in Madaripur as students demanding quota reform in government jobs were chased by the police and Chhatra League activists during the students’ protest programme on Thursday.

The deceased was identified as Dipta Dey, 21, a second year student of Madaripur Government College.

Fire Service and Civil Defence Madaripur warehouse inspector, Sheikh Ahaduzzaman, said, ‘The divers have recovered the body of one of the two students who drowned in the local Shakuni lake.’

Ahaduzzaman said that the student’s body was taken away from the fire service personnel by the agitating students.

‘The dive for searching another student is still underway [till 2:30pm]. On the other hand, clashes are continuing between students and police as students are protesting with the body,’ he said.