Trawler capsizes in Buriganga, many missing

A trawler carrying around 100 passengers capsized in the River Buriganga at Sadarghat in Dhaka early Tuesday.

Many of the passengers remained missing while Fire Service and Civil Defence control room could not determine the figure immediately.

The fire service was informed about the incident around 1:00am, said an official of the control room.

Divers from fire service and river police were conducting rescue operation.

The trawler was spotted in the river around 7:50am, he said.

Locals said the incident took place as a vessel laden with sand collided with the trawler at Ispahani ghat.

It was raining then, they said.

 

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