Gazipur, June 22 -- A young woman died after falling into an open drain amid severe waterlogging in the Bhogra area of Gazipur city on Sunday.

The deceased was identified as Nazma Khatun, 26, daughter of Abdul Bari from Baladanga area of Satkhira district.

Nazma fell into the uncovered drain on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in the evening after the road went under water due to heavy rainfall, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Basan Police Station Harun Or Rashid.

On information, firefighters rushed to the scene and conducted a rescue operation, he said, adding that they recovered her body about 40 minutes later off a short distance from the spot.

Later, the body was sent to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital morgue for autops...