A three-year-old boy was rescued from a deep tube-well pit in Raozan upazila of Chattogram on Wednesday night, nearly four hours after he fell into the hole.
The child, identified as Misbah, son of local resident Saiful Islam, was pulled out of the pit by Fire Service personnel at around 8:10pm.
He had fallen into the pit at about 4:30pm in Joynagar village of Ward No. 7 under Kodolpur union.
Raozan Fire Service Station Officer-in-Charge Shamshul Alam said the child’s position was initially located about 12 feet below the surface. The rescue operation began at around 5:20pm after locals informed the fire service.
Raozan Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sajedul Islam confirmed the incident. He said after a rescue operation lasting more than three and a half hours, the child was successfully rescued and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital.
He said the exact reason behind the child’s fall could not be determined immediately, and the precise depth of the pit remained unclear.
A video circulating on social media showed locals attempting to rescue the child using bamboo poles, with one man urging him to hold onto the pole while waiting for help.
