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Two female tourists die in Cox’s Bazar

Cox’s Bazar correspondent

Published: 17:02, 19 May 2022

Two female tourists die in Cox’s Bazar

Two female tourists have died in Cox’s Bazar in the past 24 hours, police said on Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Marfua Khanam, 23, and Laboni Aktar, 19, both residents of Dhaka. Marfua had checked into Hotel Royal Tulip with a man named Nasir Uddin, and was rushed to Sadar Hospital after she complained about feeling ill on Wednesday. She was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital said Cox's Bazar ASP Md Rafiqul Islam. Major Rafiqul Islam (retired), the security in-charge of the hotel, said that Marufa and Nasir checked into the hotel as husband and wife.

ASP Rafiqul said the body was kept in the hospital morgue for an autopsy. "Nasir was detained for questioning and he admitted to his affair with the woman. Legal action will be taken after we get a complaint from the woman's family," he added.

Meanwhile, Laboni died after undergoing treatment for four days at Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital on Wednesday afternoon. Laboni came to Cox's Bazar from Dhaka with her four friends and checked into Hotel Beach Holiday on May 11.  She was admitted to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital due to excessive drinking, said Cox's Bazar sadar police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Selim Uddin.

He added that two of her friends, Kamrul Alam, 20, and Arif Rahman Nilu, 21, have been detained in connection with her death, the OC added.

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