Divers recovered the body of a four-year-old boy today, 19 hours after he fell into a sewer line near Mirpur Commerce College in the capital, Dhaka.

The body of Junaid Sabbir, son of Amir Hossain of Mirpur area, was found around 11:00am, Jibon Mia, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence, told The Daily Star.

Junaid Sabbir, when he was two years old. Photo: Shaheen Mollah

Four divers around 5:30am resumed search operation and recovered the body from the sewer line, the duty officer said.

Sabbir went missing from 4:20pm yesterday. Locals and family members announced in the locality through loud-speakers that he was missing.

Later, they suspected that Sabbir might have fallen into the sewer line.

On information, divers last night rushed there and started search operation into the sewer around 10:00pm and suspended it late night as they could not find the body there.