Two teenage girls have died after falling into a roadside drain during heavy rain in Agrabad area of the port city.
The deceased were identified as Munni Akhter, 14, daughter of Md Yusuf and Jhuma, 17, daughter of MdJ amal.
Jahed Chowdhury, official of Agrabad Fire Service, said the girls fell into a drain while walking by the road on Tuesday afternoon as the area including roads went under water due to heavy rain and tidal water.
On information, a diver team came to the spot and carried out rescue drive.
The team recovered Munni’s body at night and Jhuma’s body on Wednesday morning, said the official.
According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department, 55mm rain was recorded in Chittagong in last 24 hours since 6am on Wednesday.