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Bodies of three missing children recovered

Friday, 11 August 2023



COX'S BAZAR, Aug 10 (UNB): The bodies of three children, including two siblings, who went missing after falling into a canal in Cox's Bazar's Pekua, have been recovered on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Tahida Begum, 10, and Amir Hossain, 7, children of Nurul Alam; and Humaira Begum, 8, daughter of their close relative Saber Ahmed.
Earlier on Wednesday evening, they went missing in a canal of Ujantia union's Ferasinga para as the water was high due to the flood situation in the district.
Quoting the deceased's family, Tofazzal Karim, chairman of Ujantia union, said the three children went fishing in the nearby Sahebkhali canal on Wednesday.