Narayanganj, July 16 -- A diver of the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence went missing after falling into Shitalakkhya river while carrying out maintenance work on a speedboat at the Narayanganj River Fire Station on Thursday.

The incident occurred at around 11:20 am.

The missing diver is identified as Md Sadik, 26, son of Ashraf Sheikh and resident of Kumrakandi village under Goalanda upazila of Rajbari district.

Immediately after the accident, rescue teams from the Fire Service, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Coast Guard launched a search operation at the scene. However, as of 4 pm, Sadik had not been found.

Abdullah Al Arefin, deputy assistant director of Narayanganj Fire ...