Body of Boy Shanto, 12, Recovered at Inani Beach in Cox's Bazar After Being Swept Away While Bathing

The body of a 12-year-old boy named Shanto, who was swept away by the current while bathing in the sea at Inani beach in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, has been recovered.

Members of the Coast Guard, Tourist Police and beach workers recovered his floating body at around 12:30pm on Thursday (29 October).

Shanto was the son of Mozammel Hossain of Goran in Ward 9 under Khilgaon Police Station in Dhaka.

Mahbub Alam, supervisor of the district administration's beach workers on duty at the beach, said 16 students of a madrasa entered the sea at Inani at around 11:30am on Thursday.

Mahbub Alam said the students were swept away by the sea current while bathing. Fifteen of them were rescued alive, but Shanto remained missing.

On receiving the news, beach workers, Tourist Police and Coast Guard members joined the rescue and recovered Shanto's body at around 12:30pm.

Rimon Ghosh, sub-inspector of Inani police outpost, said he had been informed of the matter and that further action would be taken after inquiries.

Earlier, on 21 October, the bodies of three university students were recovered from Pechar Dwip beach at Himchhari in Cox's Bazar.