Dhaka, July 12 -- The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has rescued four tourists stranded in the remote Thuisapara area of Thanchi upazila in Bandarban after a 48-hour operation through hazardous mountain terrain triggered by adverse weather.

The rescued tourists are Md Maruf Uddin, Abu Hurayra Jadim, Tamim Raihan Sourav and Mahadi Al Mahbub. Sourav is a student of Notre Dame College in Dhaka, while the other three have passed their Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations and are awaiting admission to the college.

The group travelled to the Amiakhum tourist destination on July 4 but became stranded from July 7 after continuous heavy rainfall made river routes impassable and triggered landslides.

On information, a BGB team from Jin...