Narail boat capsize: Death toll climbs to 5

Boats plying in Nabaganga River. File

Narail, Jan 2 – The death toll from the boat capsize in the Nabaganga River in Narail rose to five with the recovery of one body on Monday.

Sheikh Tasmim Alam, officer-in-charge of Kalia Police Station, said the divers from local fire service found out the body of Royel Par, son of Imamul Mandal of Bahirdanga village around 3:30 pm.

Another victim identified as Mahmud Sheikh, 41, son of Khalek Sheikh of Kalia village and son-in-law of Enamul Mandal, still remained missing since the boat capsized.

Efforts are on to find Mahmud, he added.

Two people drowned and five others went missing after a boat capsized in the river off the coast of Kalia upazila on Friday night.

The bodies of Labu, 32, son of Tuku Chowkidar of Babupur village, and Khanze Sheikh, 55, son of Matiar Sheikh of Jokar Char village, were recovered on Sunday.

The boat with 17 people on board capsized around 8:30 pm while heading towards Bahirdanga from Baghbari of Kalia municipality. Ten of them managed to swim to ashore. - UNB