The body of a missing child was recovered from the Bishkhali river at sadar upazila in Barguna district on Wednesday morning.
The dead was Fatima Akter, 5, daughter of Kamrul Sikdar, a resident of Kakchira area under Patharghata upazila.
According to police, Fatima went missing while she was taking bath in the river on Tuesday afternoon. Local people and relatives tried but could not find the girl. Later, a diving team of fire service from Patuakhali went there and carried out rescue operations but they also did not find the child.
On Wednesday morning, locals spotted the body floating in the Bishkhali river and informed police.
On information, police recovered the body. Raguna Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge Ali Ahmed confirmed the matter.
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