Magura, Sept. 29 -- year-old schoolboy was recovered from the Kumar on Monday morning, 10 hours after he drowned in the river while taking a selfie.

The deceased was Dipto, a class VIII student of Magura Model Government High School.

He used to live with his mother in Metanipara in the town and his father is a Canada expatriate, said Ayub Ali, Officer-in-charge of Magura Police Station.

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Witnesses said when Dipto was standing near the railing of the Water Development Board bridge on Dhaka Road to take a selfie he fell into the river and drowned.

On information, a team of Magura Fire Service and Civil Defence started rescue operation but it was hampered to a sudden power cut, ...