UNB, Gazipur :
The death toll from Friday’s boat capsize in the Shitalakhaya River in Kapasia upazila rose to five with the recovery of three more bodies from the river early Saturday. The deceased are identified as Tajim Khan, 14, son of Noni Khan, a resident of Paratola area, Atik, 26, son of Abdul Hye Babul, a resident of Madhyanagar
area, Kohinur Begum, 25, wife of Nur Mohammad, a resident of Alinagar village, Md kaiyum, 17, son of Tara Miah, a resident of Talajhula village, and Anu Miah, son of Hasan Ali, a resident of Lakhpur village in Shibganj upazila of Narsingdi district. Dulal Miah, sub-inspector of Kapasia Police Station, said the Taraganj bound-boat from Shibpur of Narsingdi district sank in the river near Taraganj Bazar around 6:30 pm due to overloading.
All the passengers, except 10-12 , managed to swim ashore. On information, police rushed to the spot recovered the bodies of Atik, Tajim and Kohinur at night. Later, a team divers of Tongi and Dhaka fire stations started a rescue operation around 11.30am on Saturday. The team retrieved two more bodies after 12am and called off their operation around 1.30am.
The death toll from Friday’s boat capsize in the Shitalakhaya River in Kapasia upazila rose to five with the recovery of three more bodies from the river early Saturday. The deceased are identified as Tajim Khan, 14, son of Noni Khan, a resident of Paratola area, Atik, 26, son of Abdul Hye Babul, a resident of Madhyanagar
area, Kohinur Begum, 25, wife of Nur Mohammad, a resident of Alinagar village, Md kaiyum, 17, son of Tara Miah, a resident of Talajhula village, and Anu Miah, son of Hasan Ali, a resident of Lakhpur village in Shibganj upazila of Narsingdi district. Dulal Miah, sub-inspector of Kapasia Police Station, said the Taraganj bound-boat from Shibpur of Narsingdi district sank in the river near Taraganj Bazar around 6:30 pm due to overloading.
All the passengers, except 10-12 , managed to swim ashore. On information, police rushed to the spot recovered the bodies of Atik, Tajim and Kohinur at night. Later, a team divers of Tongi and Dhaka fire stations started a rescue operation around 11.30am on Saturday. The team retrieved two more bodies after 12am and called off their operation around 1.30am.
