Bodies of two missing students recovered from beach in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, July 25 (UNB): The bodies of two university students who went missing on Monday evening were recovered from Banshkhali beach, in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram, the same night.

The dead are Ali Hasan Maruf (23) from Cumilla district, and Enayet Chowdhury (22) of Kishoreganj's Bhairab upazila. Both were students of International Islamic University of Chittagong (IIUC).

Ekram Hossain, a friend of the duo, said they went to Banshkhali beach on Monday evening and a strong tide washed Maruf and Enayet away while they were swimming.

Firoz Bhuiyan, officer of Kumira Fire Service Station, said a local fire service team conducted a search operation but failed to trace them.