Schoolboy Ovee who was missing since he left home for school on Monday returned home yesterday after a trip to Cox's Bazar, detective police confirmed.

Reports on the 'missing' of Enamul Hasan Ovee, 14, a student of class nine at Motijheel Government Boy's High School in the city, were carried by different national dailies yesterday. His father went to the Jatiya Press Club on Tuesday and appealed to journalists to help find out his son.

The authorities asked the Detective Branch (DB) of police to trace the boy. A DB team then contacted Tonmoy, a friend of Ovee and came to know that he went to Cox's Bazar. He took money from his family for the trip and discussed with Tonmoy how to go there. Tonmoy's uncle is a naval officer there.

When contacted last night, DC of DB AKM Mahufuzul Haq said the boy's father knew that he left home with the required money but he (father) concealed it.

"We are sure the boy has returned home" the DC said. He mentioned that the boy had also left home about a month ago.