Thakurgaon: A college student drowned while taking bath in Tangon river at Ghidor village in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon on Thursday.

The deceased is Mrinal Kanti, 17, a student of Pirganj DN Technical College and son of Ikru Chandra of the village.

Witnesses said Mrinal along with his two friends was taking bath in the river in the afternoon.

At one stage, he went deep into the river water and drowned.

Pirganj Police officer-in-charge KM shakhawat Hossain confirmed the incident.