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Ten university students rescued from waterfall in Bangladesh after one injured

From Daily Star · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Ten students from Dhaka International University were rescued after being stranded at Hamham waterfall in Moulvibazar.
  • One student suffered a hand injury after slipping on a steep trail, prompting the group to call for help.
  • Police, Tourist Police, and the Fire Service conducted a joint operation to bring the students to safety.

Ten students from Dhaka International University were safely rescued from Hamham waterfall in Kamalganj upazila, Moulvibazar, after one of them sustained a serious hand injury.

The group was visiting the popular waterfall, located within the Rajkandi Reserved Forest, when one student slipped on the treacherous, slippery path. Unable to carry the injured student back through the difficult terrain, the group contacted the national emergency service, 999, for assistance.

one of the students slipped on the steep, slippery trail leading to the waterfall and suffered a serious hand injury.

— Md Kamrul IslamSreemangal Tourist Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Kamrul Islam described the incident that led to the rescue operation.

Responding to the alert around 3:00 p.m., a joint operation involving police, Tourist Police, and the Fire Service and Civil Defence personnel, with support from local volunteers, was launched. After approximately one hour and 45 minutes, all ten students were brought to safety. The injured student received treatment at the Sreemangal Upazila Health Complex before the group departed for Dhaka.

Kamalganj Police Station was alerted through the 999 call around 3:00pm and immediately launched a rescue operation.

— Kamar UddinKamalganj Police Station OC Kamar Uddin explained the timeline and response to the emergency call.
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