, April 21 -- Three youths were found dead in a remote hilly area at North Shilkhali in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Tuesday morning.

The deceased were identified as Aminul Islam Robi, 19, son of Ruhul Amin, Mujibur Rahman, 38, son of Nurul Kabir and Nur Bashar, 20, son of Nurul Islam of Baharchhara union of the upazila.

Ruhul Amin, father of one of the victims, Robi, said that after being informed by local people, he went to the area and identified his son.

A police team rushed to the spot and is conducting a rescue operation, said Durjoy Sarkar, in-charge of Shamlapur police camp.

However, the exact cause of their death will be determined after the post-mortem.

The matter is being investigated with the highest importan...