
The body of a man, who went missing after a trawler capsized in the Meghna River on Friday, was recovered after 38 hours on Sunday morning.
The body of a man, who went missing after a trawler capsized in the Meghna River on Friday, was recovered after 38 hours on Sunday morning.
The death toll from the incident rises to three, while three children of the same family are still missing.
The deceased was identified as Sabbir Hossain, 40, uncle of the dead Jannatul Marwa, and missing three children are Jannatul Mawa, 6, Imat, 2, and Ferdous Safa, said Md Ilias, sub-inspector of Kalagachiya Naval Police Outpost.
he rescue team found the body of Marwa Sabiha, 8, at 8:00am, and the body of Sabbir Hossain, 40, at 9:45am
Members of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), Navy, Coast Guard, Fire Service, and Naval Police recovered the body of Jannatul Marwa at around 7.00am and the body of Sabbir Hossain, 40, at 9:45am.
According to locals, the incident took place on Friday evening, when a group of family members were returning Gajaria by the trawler after visiting a spot in Kishoreganj.
On the way, when they reached in Gajaria Ghat area around 6.30pm, the boat capsized in the mid-river after being hit by a bulkhead. Six members of a family went missing at that time.
Being informed, rescue team started searching for them and recovered the body of a woman Sumona Akter on Saturday morning.