Tourist missing in Kuakata

A youth was reported lost in the sea at Kuakata beach today. Currently, a search and rescue operation is underway to find the youth.

Plabon Ahmed, 20, from Jessore town, went missing after he went to take a dip at the sea around 1:30pm, said Shahnewaz, a friend of the youth.

"We were having a bath in the bay and at one point he got washed offshore", he added.

Bangladesh Tourist Police's Assistant Sub-Inspector Bibekananda endorsed the fact and said that a search is underway to find the youth.

Plabon passed HSC exam last year from Magura Hosni Sarowardi College, according to his friend.