21 Dhaka University students rescued in Sunamganj
19 June 2022, 07:18 pm | Updated: 25 November 2024, 01:34 am
21 Dhaka University students have been rescued by the army from Chhatak upazila of Sumanganj. They were trapped by flood in a restaurant during a visit to Tanguar haor.
Inter-Service Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) issued a media release in this regard Sunday morning. The rescued student have been brought to Sylhet, it said.
Three days ago, the students went to Tanguar Haor in Sunamganj on an excursion. The students and some others took shelter in Pansi restaurant when the flood situation of the district turned serious on Thursday.
Stranded Shoaib Ahmed, a third-year student of the Mass Communication and Journalism department sent a SOS saying, "We are in dire need of food and drinking water and there is no toilet facility here. Here, most of our phone is out of battery and not working properly due to poor network. Speaking on behalf of the group he called for their immediate rescue.
Another student of the group Usama Rafid, posted on his Facebook timeline 16 hours back that "We all have some stories to tell. From a random tour to survival thriller."
