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2 people missing as cargo vessel sinks in Rupsha River

Special Correspondent Nation 2024-04-07, 3:50pm

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2 people missing as cargo vessel sinks in Rupsha River



Khulna, Apr 07 - Two people went missing when a cargo vessel sank in the Rupsha River after hitting a pillar of Rupsha Rail Bridge in Khulna district on Sunday.

Inspector Nurul Islam Sheikh, in-charge of Rupsha New Police camp, said the fertilizer-laden cargo vessel named ‘MV Three Light-1’ from Mongla port hit the pillar of the Rupsha rail bridge and sank in the river around 1 pm while heading towards Nauapara.

Eleven crew members out of 13 managed to swim ashore while two remained missing.-UNB