Fire service divers recovered the body of a 12-year-old child from the Rajakhali point in the Chaktai canal on Wednesday morning.
The child had gone missing from the Fishery Ghat area of Chittagong on Tuesday.
The identity of the deceased has not yet been confirmed.
Locals discovered the body floating in the canal and promptly notified the fire service.
Md Noman, sub-inspector at Bakolia police station, confirmed the recovery.
On Tuesday, two children fell into the canal while playing along its bank.
Upon receiving the information, divers from the local fire service station rushed to the spot and initiated a rescue operation.
Nurul Alam Ashek, in charge of Chittagong Medical College and Hospital outpost, said the body has been sent to the hospital morgue for further procedures.