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1 missing, another hurt as trawlers collide in the Meghna

Accidents 2024-03-25, 10:23am

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An engine boat popularly called trawler in Bangladesh.



Chandpur, Mar 24 -  A passenger has gone missing after falling into the Meghna River in Rajarajeshwar, an area of Chandpur Sadar, after a collision between a cement-laden trawler and a Sakhipur-bound passenger trawler.

The incident took place on Sunday afternoon.

The driver of one of the trawlers, Monir Hossain, was seriously injured and is undergoing treatment at the District Sadar Hospital. 

The name of the missing person is Shahidullah Gazi 48, from Tarabunia of Sakhipur thana of Shariatpur district, said  Naval Police Station OC Md Kamruzzaman.

He said divers would search for the missing person on Monday morning. 

The passenger trawler was going from Chandpur to Sakhipur Afaz Mollah Bazar. The cement-laden trawler was going to Barisal.

The two trawlers collided at the Rajarajeshwar area of the Meghna River. - UNB