The bodies of two madrasa students, who went missing while bathing in the sea in Teknaf Upazila of Cox's Bazar were recovered in the early hours of Monday.
The bodies were found in the Lengurbil Lambarighat area of Sadar Union under the upazila around 8am, officer-in-charge (OC) of Teknaf Police Station Muhammad Gias Uddin said.
They were identified as Nazrul Islam, 12, son of Md Nazir Ahmed of Khunkar Para under Sadar Union, and Imran Hossain alias Babul, 13, son of Korban Ali of the same area.
Locals and eyewitnesses said that a group of children numbering 10 to 15 were bathing in the bay in Teknaf Sadar around 12 noon on Sunday.
At one stage, three boys were swept away by the current.
Hearing the hue and cry, locals rushed to the spot and recovered the body of 10-year-old Nur Kamal. But Nazrul and Babul went missing.
Since the incident, police, the Coast Guard, Fire Service personnel, and local fishermen had been conducting rescue operations at various points.
The rescue operation was paused after dusk. However, the relatives continued their search, the OC said.
The relatives saw the bodies of the two children floating in the sea in the Lengurbil Lambarighat area of Teknaf Sadar, and locals eventually managed to recover the bodies.
Later, the bodies were handed over to the family members, the OC said.
