Two people were drowned after a boat carrying five friends capsized in a water body in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur district on Friday morning.
The victims have been identified as Bayezid Hossain, 35, a resident of Mymensingh district, and Mahin, 16, son of Nur Alam from Sreepur upazila in Gazipur.
According to police and fire service sources, the incident occurred around 9am when the group went on a boat trip to collect water lilies from the Shapla Beel in Pachua village.
While on the water, their boat lost balance and overturned, throwing all five into the beel.
Bayezid drowned on the spot, while the others were pulled from the water and rushed to the Kapasia Upazila Health Complex. Mahin, however, was declared dead upon arrival.
Officer-in-Charge of Kapasia Police Station Md Zainal Abedin Mandal confirmed the incident, stating that both bodies were recovered and necessary legal procedures are being carried out.
