, May 12 -- Two madrasa students on Monday drowned after going to a lake for a swim at Siddhirganj in Narayanganj.

The deceased were identified as Monirul (15) and Shuvo (15), students of class VII at Godnail Bagpara Alim Madrasa.

Their bodies were recovered from the DND lake near the No. 1 bridge in the Barma Stand Nayapara area at around 6 am on Tuesday (May 12).

Police said the incident occurred on Monday afternoon after the students finished their examinations, played football with friends and later went to the DND lake for swimming, after which they went missing.

Monirul's father is Mohammad Zakir, and his family hails from Palla village under Mohammadpur police station in Magura district. The family currently lives in a rented h...