Bagerhat, Nov. 8 -- The body of a tourist who went missing in the Sundarbans was recovered by the Forest Department and Bangladesh Coast Guard members near Alorkol in Sarankhola upazila of Bagerhat district on Saturday night, 35 hours after he was swept away by strong waves.

The deceased was identified as Md Riaz Ahmed, 28, son of Abul Bashar Dhali of Kathali Paschimpara in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh district.

Fishermen spotted his floating body near Tanar Matha Khal - about 1.5 kilometres from the spot where Riaz went missing - around 11pm and alerted the authorities, said Dipen Chandra Das, assistant conservator of forests (ACF) of the East Sundarbans' Sarankhola Range.

Riaz was among 19 tourists aboard the vessel "Eco Tourism-2",...