The body of the child was recovered from the DND canal 17 hours after the disappearance

News Desk: The body of mentally handicapped child Akashi (13) has been recovered 16 hours after he went missing after taking a bath in the DND canal in the capital's Demra.

Earlier, Akashi went missing after bathing with four girlfriends in Bamail area of ​​Demra at 2pm on Wednesday. Dead Akashi Sherpur Nalitabari police station Chandgaon village. Daughter of Anwar Hossain. They used to live in Bamail area at present.

In this regard, the Fire Service (Dhaka Region-5) Deputy Assistant Director. Hafizur Rahman said that Shishu Akashi went missing while taking a bath in a canal in Bamail area around 2pm on Wednesday.

Upon receiving the news, the rescue team of Demra Fire Service started searching for the girl but did not find her till 12 midnight. Later, the divers rescued again from 5:30 am on Thursday. The body of the child was recovered around 8 am, 18 hours after the disappearance.

Demra fire service station officer citing eyewitnesses. Zakaria said Akashi came to bathe in the DND canal with three neighboring playmates during the rain on Wednesday afternoon. At one stage of swimming in the canal, Akashi became weak and grabbed his playmate Jasmine (6).

When they both drowned, a local boy noticed the matter and managed to rescue Jasmine but could not find Akashi.

Zakaria further said that in this incident, Akashi's playmates went home and kept the matter secret for fear. Later in the afternoon, when Akashi's parents could not find him and asked his girlfriends, including Jasmine, Jasmine told him that she had drowned in fear.