Body of teenage boy recovered from Sylhet’s Ratargul swamp forest

The body of a teenage boy, who drowned in the Chengerkhal River on Friday evening, was recovered from the Motorgate area of Ratargul Swamp Forest on Saturday.

Shamim Ahmed, 17, son of Shahjahan Ali from Bagbari in Sylhet city, had gone missing while bathing in the Chengerkhal River on Friday evening.

Family members said Shamim, along with theee other teenagers, had cycled from Sylhet city to the entrance of Motorgate in the forest.

Instead of proceeding into the forest, they opted to bathe in the Chengerkhal river when Shamim tragically drowned due to strong currents.

On Saturday at around 7 am, authorities recovered Shamim's body following a search operation in the area.

Officer-in-Charge Md. Nunu Mia of Sylhet Airport Police Station said local firefighters, with the assistance of residents, retrieved the teenager's body using a net.