Meherpur, Sept. 26 -- The body of a schoolboy, who went missing after falling into the Bhairab River in Meherpur, was recovered 16 hours later on Friday morning.

The deceased was identified as Mohayeminul Islam alias Chhoto Babu, son of Shimul Hossain of Shuborajpur village in Meherpur Sadar upazila. He was a ninth-grade student at a local high school.

Locals recovered his body around 6 am from the river at Kutubpur Ghat, said Mezbah Uddin, officer-in-charge of Meherpur Sadar Police Station.

Witnesses said Mohayeminul went to bathe in the river with three friends on Thursday afternoon around 2pm. While his friends got into the water, he stayed on the bank. Suddenly, he slipped and fell into the river and went missing.

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