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It was 2:44 pm, Sunday. Abdus Sattar and his wife Shahina Begum reached Munshiganj launch terminal. They were roaming around anxiously. Shahina could not find the strength to stand on her own feet. She was holding her husband's hands tightly.

NARAYANGANJ, March 21, 2022 (BSS) - The sunken launch "ML Afsar Uddin" was recovered from Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj early this

Sunken launch “MV Afsar Uddin” was recovered from Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj early today.

Shitalakkhya launch capsize: Death toll rises to 8 (Updated)

Rescuers salvage sunken launch from Shitalakkhya river

Rescuers have recovered six bodies from a river in Narayanganj district outside Bangladeshs capital Dhaka after a ferry collided with another vessel and capsized on Sunday, a senior official said.Jayedul Alam, Narayanganj districts police ...

Launch struck by freight ship sinks in Shitalakshya, casualties feared

Cargo ship did not slow down after smashing into passenger launch, says witness

A team of River Police has seized the cargo vessel MV Rupshi-9 which hit the launch ML Afsar Uddin in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj Sadar upazila today, sinking it and killing six people.

“The cargo vessel MV Rupshi-9, which hit the launch ML Afsar Uddin in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj Sadar upazila today, was 2-3 feet away. Then, some of us went to the driver of the launch and told him that ‘the cargo vessel is about to hit the launch’. But he rebuked us saying that nothing will happen. Later, we jumped from the launch. If we stayed two or three more