Two teenagers drowned while taking a bath in the Bay of Bengal at Kabita Chattar point of the beach in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Arif Islam, 16, son of late Mahbub Alam of Maddam Bahar Charar area of Cox’s Bazar city and Akramul Islam Sajid, 16, son of Saiful Islam of the same area.
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Tourist Police Officer-in-Charge Mizanur Rahman said that Sajid's body was recovered around 5pm and Arif's body around 8pm.
“Life guard personnel carried out the rescue operation. The bodies were sent to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital,” he added.