Minor
Drowning
Resolved
2 sources
1 casualties
2 entities
Farmer missing in Brahmaputra river found dead three days later
Saiful Islam (55), a farmer from Ishwarganj, Mymensingh, went missing on Wednesday, August 5, while attempting to retrieve a floating boat deck from the Brahmaputra River at Bottola Balurghat. Following a two-day search operation by the Fire Service, his body was discovered on Friday by relatives stuck in a dredger machine pipe approximately 30 kilometers downstream.
Wednesday, 5 August 2026 at 08:30 pmBottola Balurghat area, Uchakhila Union, Ishwarganj, Mymensingh
Involved entities
2 RecordsBrahmaputra River
Natural Feature
River
Dredger machine pipe
Other
Other
Named victims
1 Record| Name/Occupation | Age/Gender | Status | Injury description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saiful Islam Farmer | 55 · Male | Dead | — |
Saiful Islam
Dead
Agencies deployed
Fire Service and Civil Defence
First responder for fire, rescue, and medical emergencies
Mymensingh Fire Service dive team conducted a search operation for two days.
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