Two schoolboys drowned while bathing in a lake in Diabari area of Uttara sector-18 in the capital on Saturday afternoon.
The victims Md Ashraf, 15, and Tamim, 15, were class nine students of a high school in Mirpur.
Md Alam Hossain, senior station officer of Uttara Fire Station, said five school students, including Ashraf and Tamim, went to bathe in the lake near No-10 Bridge area around 1:30pm.
At that time, the two drowned in the lake. The three other friends along with locals tried to find them but failed. Being informed, a diver team of fire service reached to the spot and recovered the bodies around 3:35pm.
Aminul Islam, inspector (investigation) of Turag Police Station, said police also visited the spot.
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