Lalmonirhat   Correspondnet:

A student who recently returned from China after completing his honours degree has gone missing while bathing in the Teesta River in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila.

The incident took place around noon on Tuesday in the Auliar Hat area of Tushbhandar Union.

Mehedi Hasan Muhid, is the son of Enamul Haque Enam Master from the Medical Mor area of Kaliganj upazila sadar. Muhid had come back to the country after finishing his studies at a university in China.

According to police and locals, Muhid went to bathe in the river with four local friends. While three of them returned safely, Muhid was swept away by a strong current.

On information, the Kaliganj Fire Service rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation.

As of 3pm, he had not been found.

Shariful Islam, in-charge of the Kaliganj Fire Service, said a diving team had been brought in from Rangpur to assist in the ongoing rescue operation. However, Muhid was still missing as of the time of reporting, he added.