Police have rescued 15 tourists, who remained stranded in the fountain area of Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram district on Tuesday. On Tuesday morning, 15 students of different universities including Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) , Chattogram Medical College, Dhaka University, Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU), Khulna Agriculture University and Green Herald School and College, went to Sonaichhari hill to see fountain under Wahedpur union of the upazila and got struck due to rain, said Kabir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Mirsarai Police Station. Avalanche sweeps away tourists in northeast India; 7 killed It was difficult for them to walk on foot on the road as it gets slippery, said Ayon Chowdhury, a student of Buet. “We all are friends as we were the students of St Placid's School & College in Chattogram. During the Eid holiday we made a plan to go to Mirsarai to see the fountains,” he said. Later, they made a phone call to the national emergency number 999 and sought help. Tourists can’t carry single-use plastics in Sundarbans: Environment Minister   After getting their phone call, police and fire service men rescued them in the evening. All of them were handed over to their families, said OC. Over 500 tourists stranded on St Martin's Island due to inclement weather

Police rescued 20 tourists, including women and children, after their boat ran out of fuel amid rain and got stuck on Kaptai Lake in Rangamati district on Thursday night According to Additional Superintendent of Rangamati police Mahmuda Begum, the tourists went to Kaptai lake from Chattogram’s Agrabad. They got stranded on the lake as fuel of their engine boat ran out amid heavy rain along with gusty wind triggering panic. Read: Rangamati tourism needs big boost “Someone from the group called 999 and informed us about the situation. A team of Rangamati police rescued the tourists from the lake’s Peda Ting Ting area and brought them to the district police’s Polwell park at about 8:00pm on Thursday night,” said Mahmuda. Md Rashed, one of the tourists, said that he called 999 and informed police about their situation.   The tourists lauded Rangamati district police for their quick response.