The bodies of two missing tourists were recovered this afternoon from Rupsi Jharna, a waterfall in Mirsarai upazila, of Chattogram.

The deceased were Musfiqur Rahman,21, son of Atikur Rahman, hailed from Madaripur district, a first year student of East West University in Dhaka and Mahbubur Rahman Mustakim,21, late Md Murad, hailed from Laximpur district and also a 1st year student of Narayangonj University College.

A team from Mirsarai Fire Service and Civil Defence retrieved the bodies at 1 pm today after an extensive search operation, said Imam Hossain Patwari, station officer of Mirsarai Fire Service and Civil Defence.

Earlier, a team of 14 tourists went to see Rupsi Jharna located on the hill of Wahedpur Union of the upazila. At this time, two tourists drowned in the water and disappeared at 8 am today.

BDST: 2116 HRS, OCT 04, 2024
MSK