Bangladesh, July 28 -- A woman has gone missing after falling into an open manhole in Gazipur's Tongi.

Members of the Fire Service are continuing their efforts to locate her.

The incident occurred around 9pm on Sunday near Hossain Market along the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway, said Iskandar Habibur Rahman, chief of Tongi West Police Station.

"Members of the Tongi Fire Service have been trying to rescue the missing woman since last night," the officer said.

"The rescue operation is continuing on Monday as well."

The woman's name and identity have not yet been confirmed.

Nurul Islam, a resident of the Hossain Market area, said the woman fell into an uncovered manhole while walking past Dhaka Imperial Hospital during incessant rain.

"She ...