2 die as trawler capsizes in Munshiganj
Bangladesh
16 December, 2023, 07:45 pm
Last modified: 16 December, 2023, 08:27 pm
Locals throng the river bank in Hasail area of Tongibari upazila after a trawler capsized in the Padma River on Saturday evening. Photo: TBS
At least two people have died after a trawler capsized in the Padma River in Munshiganj.
The victims were identified as Shifa, 15, of Mandra village and Faizer, 6, of Fatulla of Narayanganj.
Several others are still missing since the trawler capsized around 6pm today after colliding with a bulkhead near the Hasail area of Tongibari upazila in the district.
The trawler was returning from a shoal in the river when the accident occurred, said Rajib Khan, the Officer-in-Charge of Tongibari Police Station.
Police have seized the bulkhead, he added.
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