The body of an eight-year-old girl named Muntaha Taslima was recovered from a septic tank in Eidgaon upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Monday, May 11. The discovery was made in the Pokkhali Union’s East Naikhongdia village, where the child had gone missing earlier that afternoon. She was the daughter of Sirajul Islam and Mostafa Khatun. Family members began searching after she disappeared around noon, eventually finding her body inside an uncovered septic tank at a house under construction belonging to Malaysia expatriate Nurul Alam. She was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead.
Local residents believe the child accidentally fell into the unprotected tank while playing. Police from Eidgaon station arrived at the scene later that night, completed the necessary formalities, and allowed burial without an autopsy at the family’s request. The burial took place around 12:30 a.m. the same night.
Authorities have not reported any further investigation or safety measures following the incident.
উপজেলা প্রতিনিধি, ঈদগাঁও (কক্সবাজার) প্রকাশ : ১২ মে ২০২৬, ১১: ০১আপডেট : ১২ মে ২০২৬, ১১: ২৭ কক্সবাজারের ঈদগাঁও উপজেলায় সেপটিক ট্যাংকে মিলল মুনতাহা তসলিমা (৮) নামের নিখোঁজ শিশুর লাশ। সোমবার (১১ মে) দুপুরে উপজেলার পোকখালী ইউনিয়নের ৫ নম্বর ওয়ার্ড পূর্ব ন
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