Body of Missing Youth Nazmul Huda Niyon Recovered from Ghaghat River in Gaibandha on Third Day
The body of a youth named Nazmul Huda Niyon (40) has been recovered in Gaibandha on the third day after he went missing. On Saturday (October 24) noon, the Gaibandha Fire Service and Rangpur's diving team recovered the body from the Ghaghat River at Kajaldop area of Ballamjhar Union in Sadar Upazila.
Gaibandha Sadar Fire Service Station In-charge Rifat Al Mamun confirmed the recovery. The full picture of the three-day rescue operation emerged from the information he provided.
Earlier, on Thursday (October 22) noon, Niyon went missing after going to bathe in the Ghaghat River in the same area. A search began that day, which finally ended on the third day with the recovery of his body.
The deceased Niyon was the son of Moazzem Hossain of Paschimpara area of Gaibandha town. He worked at a private company in Dhaka. Besides his wife, he has two daughters in his family.
According to the family and Fire Service sources, Niyon had come home on Durga Puja holiday. On Wednesday, he went to have a meal at the house of his elder brother-in-law Maksud. The tragic incident happened amid the joy of the holiday.
On Thursday noon, four people — Niyon, Nehal, Simanto and his wife Juthi — went to bathe in the Ghaghat River at Kajaldop. Juthi stayed on the riverbank while the other three went into the water. At one point the three came back up to the bank, but Niyon did not return. He had been missing since then.
Gaibandha Sadar Fire Service Station In-charge Rifat Al Mamun said that on receiving the news, they reached the spot at around 1pm on Thursday. Rangpur's diving team was then contacted for assistance in the rescue work.
The Rangpur diving team arrived at the spot at 2:40pm that day. The divers then searched possible locations until 5:40pm. The first day's operation found no trace.
The next day, Friday, a search throughout the day also failed to find the missing youth. After two days of unsuccessful searching, the family's anxiety kept growing.
Finally, on Saturday noon, the third day, Niyon's body was recovered one thousand metres from the spot, buried in mud. After the recovery, the body was handed over to the family.
The death of Niyon, who worked in Dhaka, has cast deep grief over the family. He had come to spend the holiday, leaving behind his wife and two daughters, and never returned after going to bathe in the river.
The three-day rescue operation has once again recalled the risks of bathing in rivers. Although the formalities of the operation ended with the handover of the body to the family, the family's grief will linger for a long time.
