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Three missing after boat sinks in Surma River

Special Correspondent Districts 2024-07-02, 1:50pm

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Three missing after boat sinks in Surma River



  • Sunamganj, July 02 -Three people, including two women, went missing after a boat sank in the Surma River due to strong currents in Doarabazar upazila of Sunamganj district on Tuesday.

    • The missing individuals have been identified as Jotsna Begum, 35; Jamir Ali, 40; and Gulo Bibi, 75. All three were residents of the Azampur Ashrayan Project.

    Badrul Hasan, officer-in-charge of Doarabazar Police Station, reported that the boat, carrying seven passengers, sank near Azampur Kheyaghat in the Doarabazar upazila in the morning.

    Four people, including a child, were rescued while three were swept away by the strong current, Hasan added.

    Divers from local firefighting units quickly arrived at the scene and are actively conducting a rescue operation to locate the missing individuals.-UNB