Agency :
A cattle-led trawler was capsized in the river Padma on Shimulia-Kawrakandi route after it was rammed by a passenger motor-launch on Wednesday.
Witnesses said the trawler carrying 28 cattle along with 14 cattle traders sank in the river. Later, seven cattle and 14 cattle traders were rescued alive.
The accident happened at about 12.45pm in the mid-river near Shimulia launch ghat under Louhajang upazila.
Shimulia riverine police outpost in-charge SI Mosharraf Hossain said the cattle traders were heading for Fatulla cattle market in Narayanganj with 35 cattle on board the trawler from Chouhani in Sirajganj. When the trawler reached in the middle of Padma,
a Kawrakandi-bound passenger launch ‘Oishee Khan’ from Shimulia collided with it, leaving the trawler with 35 cattle capsized. Fourteen cattle traders along with seven cattle were succeeded to reach the bank of the river, while the rest 28 cattle along with the trawler capsized in the river.
He further said the price of 28 cattle was Tk 14 lakh. The launch owner assured the cattle traders to pay compensation.
A cattle-led trawler was capsized in the river Padma on Shimulia-Kawrakandi route after it was rammed by a passenger motor-launch on Wednesday.
Witnesses said the trawler carrying 28 cattle along with 14 cattle traders sank in the river. Later, seven cattle and 14 cattle traders were rescued alive.
The accident happened at about 12.45pm in the mid-river near Shimulia launch ghat under Louhajang upazila.
Shimulia riverine police outpost in-charge SI Mosharraf Hossain said the cattle traders were heading for Fatulla cattle market in Narayanganj with 35 cattle on board the trawler from Chouhani in Sirajganj. When the trawler reached in the middle of Padma,
a Kawrakandi-bound passenger launch ‘Oishee Khan’ from Shimulia collided with it, leaving the trawler with 35 cattle capsized. Fourteen cattle traders along with seven cattle were succeeded to reach the bank of the river, while the rest 28 cattle along with the trawler capsized in the river.
He further said the price of 28 cattle was Tk 14 lakh. The launch owner assured the cattle traders to pay compensation.
