SATKHIRA: A police official drowned in a pond in Kalaroa Upazila of the district Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Rashedul Islam, 41, sub-inspector (SI) of Kalaroa police station.
Later, the fire service divers rescued him and rushed him to Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Nasir Uddin Mridha, OC of Kalaroa police station, said SI Rashedul might have suffered a cardiac arrest while swimming in the pond.