The body of a Rohingya man who went missing after a boat carrying Rohingyas capsized off the coast of Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf has been recovered by police and identified by his family.

The deceased was identified as Mohammad Kabir, 35, son of Rahmat Ullah, a resident of Block H-8 of Camp-15 (Jamtoli) in Ukhiya Rohingya camp.

The body was found around 5:00 pm on Saturday near the embankment at Hazipara in South Para, Shah Porir Dwip, after it was washed ashore by the rising tide.

According to local residents, the body, without clothing, was found lodged between concrete blocks along the embankment. They informed police, and members of the Shah Porir Dwip Police Outpost recovered the body with assistance from locals.

Police initially suspected the body belonged to one of the people missing after a Rohingya boat capsized in rough seas off the western coast of Shah Porir Dwip early Friday. The identity was later confirmed when family members arrived at the scene.

Monir Ahmed, a sub-majhi (assistant community leader) of Jamtoli Camp-15, said Mohammad Kabir had been missing since the boat capsized on Friday morning. After learning that a body had been recovered, his younger brother, Faisal, went to the scene and identified the deceased.

Sub-Inspector Sanjib, in charge of the Shah Porir Dwip Police Outpost, said the body was recovered from between the embankment blocks. An inquest report has been prepared and sent to Teknaf Model Police Station. The body is being sent to the Cox’s Bazar District Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.

Teknaf Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Saiful Islam confirmed that the body recovered from the shoreline had been identified by family members as Mohammad Kabir, one of the Rohingyas missing in Friday’s boat capsize.

Following the completion of legal formalities, the body will be sent for post-mortem examination, he added.

A boat carrying Rohingyas capsized in rough seas off the western coast of Shah Porir Dwip early Friday. While several passengers were rescued alive, others remained missing. Police and the victim’s family have now confirmed that the recovered body is one of those who had gone missing in the incident.