A man named Al Amin, aged 26, drowned in the Brahmaputra River after reportedly jumping into the water while fleeing an anti-drug operation in Jamalpur on Tuesday afternoon. The incident occurred in the Nandina area of Ranagacha Union. Fire Service divers recovered his body about four and a half hours later, around 5 p.m.

According to police, local sources, and the Fire Service, officers from the Department of Narcotics Control conducted the operation in the area. Several young men jumped into the river during the raid; four managed to swim ashore, but Al Amin went missing midstream. He was the son of Mukta Mia from Bashchara Union in Jamalpur Sadar upazila.

The Department of Narcotics Control stated that they were unaware of anyone jumping into the river and confirmed that five people were arrested during the operation. Police later received the recovered body from the Fire Service and sent it to the hospital morgue for autopsy.