Two schoolboys drowned while bathing in a lake in Diabari area of Uttara sector-18 in the capital on Saturday afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Md Ashraf, 15, and Tamim, 15, students of class nine of a high school in Mirpur.
Md Alam Hossain, senior station officer of Uttara Fire Station, said five school students, including Ashraf and Tamim, went to take bath in the lake near No-10 Bridge area around 1:30pm.
At that time, the two drowned in the lake. The three other friends along with locals tried to find them but failed. Being informed, a diver team of fire service reached to the spot and recovered the bodies around 3:35pm.
Aminul Islam, inspector (investigation) of Turag Police Station, said police also visited the visited the spot.
