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College student drowns while trying to click selfie

A college student lost his live after drowned in Padma river while trying to click a selfie in Lohajang Upazila of Munshiganj district on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as Rakib, 16, studying in the first year of Kabi Nazrul Government College, resident of capital’s Lalbagh area.Officer- in- charge of Lohajang Police Station Anichur Rahman said, the six friends went to Padma ghat at Mawa, a tourist attraction in the district for an outing. One of the boys, Rakib, tried to take a selfie along with the others, standing beside river verge. At one stage he drowned in the river.Police recovered the body and handed over to the family, the OC added.