Elderly man, granddaughter found dead

An elderly man and his granddaughter, who went missing on Wednesday, were found dead in a fish enclosure along the Naf river in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Friday.

The deceased are Yusuf Ali, 75, and his granddaughter Rozina Akter, 10 of the upazila, reports UNB.

Spotting the floating bodies of Yusuf and Rozina at Hoaikhan Unsiprang Jhimongkhali along the river, local people informed police about it in the morning, said Teknaf upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) Pronoy Chakma.

Later, a special team of police from Huaikang police camp recovered the bodies with the help of border guards around 8:30am.

Yusuf along with Rozina went to the area with their cattle on Wednesday and they remained missing since then, the UNO added.