Nganj trawler capsize death toll reaches 10
Bagerhat trawler mishap death toll now 17
UNB
The bodies of six women, who went missing following a trawler capsize in the Meghna River in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj on Thursday, were recovered from the river yesterday, raising the death from the accident to 10, reports UNB.
The deceased were identified as Joybunnesa, 65, and her two daughters Ranu Akhter, 32, and Shanta Akhter, 27; Rubina, 30, her mother Shafi Akhter, 46; and Banu Begum, 45, wife of Harun Bhandari. They hailed from Rampura of the capital.
A joint team of BIWTA, Fire Service and Coast Guard recovered the bodies from near the accident spot in the river from 1pm to 5pm, sub-inspector of Sonargaon Police Station Maksud told UNB.
Meanwhile, four people still remained missing, he said, adding that the rescue operation was on.
The engine-run trawler carrying a group of 30-40 people, who was going to traditional fair Soleman Shah alias Langter Mela at Beltali of Matlab upazila in Chandpur from Rampura, sank in the river at Char Kishoreganj around 4pm on Thursday after being hit by strong waves. On April 2, 2015, 16 people were killed as a trawler sank in the Buriganga River near Aliganj Ferryghat of Fatullah here while a group of people was returning from the same Langter Mela.
Meanwhile, the death toll from Tuesdays trawler capsize in the Panguchi River in Morelganj upazila of Bagerhat rose to 17 as three more bodies were recovered from the river yesterday, reports UNB.
The bodies of those recovered today were identified as of Nasima Begum, wife of Jahid Hossain of Sharankhola upazila, Laboni Begum, 18, of Morelganj upazila and Nasrin Begum, 35, wife of Khalil Talukdar of Indurkani upazila in Pirojpur.
A Fire Service team recovered the three bodies from different points of the river in the morning. Earlier, members of Coast Guard, Fire Service, Navy and police recovered nine bodies from the river on Wednesday.
