Boat capsizes in Kurigram: 3 bodies recovered

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UNB, Kurigram :
Bodies of three people, who went missing following a boat capsize in Barohompur river in Kashimpur area of Ulipur upazila, were recovered on Thursday morning.
The deceased were identified as- Nuru, 60, Amena, 61 and Kamruzzaman, 42.
Moazzem Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Ulipur Police Station, said the boat carrying 50 people, who were returning after attending a marriage ceremony, sank in the river in the evening.
Four people including bride’s father, went missing after the incident while others managed to swim ashore.
A divers’ team of fire service retrieved the bodies in the morning.

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