Two students of a private university, who washed away in Banshkhali beach water in Chattogram's Sitakunda during bathing, have been found dead.
"Around 10pm on Monday, locals informed Fire Service after they spotted the bodies in the sea water. Getting information, members of the Fire Service recovered those and, later, handed over to the police station," said Kumira Fire Service and Civil Defence officer Firoz Bhuiyaan.
The deceased were Ali Hasan Maruf, 23, and Enayet Chowdhury, 22. Both were the students of International Islami Universityhattogram in Kumira area. Maruf hailed from Cumilla and Enayet from Kishoreganj.
According to Fire Service sources, local people found the bodies during tide on the sea.
The students went to Sitakunda on Monday afternoon to visit the Banshkhali sea beach with one Ekram Hossain. Suddenly, they washed away in the sea water while bathing.