Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Two tourists have died and five others injured as a jeep carrying them plunged into a ravine in Bandarban's Thanchi Upazila.

Thanchi Police chief Kanon Sarkar said the incident took place on Monday in the Upazila's Tindu.

The identities of the victims were not immediately available.

Citing locals, Thanchi Press Club President Mongboaching Marma Anupam said all the tourists involved in the accident were residents of Chakaria Upazila in Cox's Bazar.

They had traveled via Alikadam to visit the Raja Pathor near the Sangu River in Tindu. The accident occurred while the jeep was descending a steep hill before reaching Tindu Bazar, he added.

He said the injured have been rescued and taken to Chakaria, while the bodies of th...