Sunamganj boat capsize death toll climbs to 9
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2022
Sunamganj boat capsize death toll climbs to 9

Bangladesh

UNB
25 September, 2019, 01:45 pm
Last modified: 25 September, 2019, 01:52 pm

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Sunamganj boat capsize death toll climbs to 9

Police recovered the bodies of four people on Tuesday night.

UNB
25 September, 2019, 01:45 pm
Last modified: 25 September, 2019, 01:52 pm
Representational image. Photo: Pixabay
Representational image. Photo: Pixabay

The bodies of five more people, who went missing in a boat capsize in Kaliakuta haor in Dirai upazila on Tuesday were recovered on Wednesday raising the death toll to nine.

The deceased were identified as Shanta Moni, 3, daughter of Jasad, Rahitunnesa, 35, wife of Arju Ali, Asad, 5, son of Afzal Hossain and Karima Bibi, 78, wife of Nasibulla while the identity of another one could not be known yet.

Quoting witnesses, police said 10 people went missing when a boat carrying 31 people capsized in the Kaliakuta haor amid storm while going to Perua village on Tuesday evening.

Additional Superintendent of police Belayet Hossain said ten people including six children went missing after the boat capsized in the waterbody while 21 managed to swim ashore.

Police recovered the bodies of four people on Tuesday night. 

They were Shamim, 2, son of Babul, Abir, 3, son of Badrul of Masimpur village, Azam, 2, son of Firoz Ali of Perua village and Sohan, son of Afzal Hossain of Noagram village in the upazila.

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