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Shitalakkhya capsize: Rescuers retrieve two more bodies, raising death toll to 10

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

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

Wait goes on for missing friends, family members after deadly Shitalakkhya launch capsize

Five more bodies were recovered from Shitalakkhya river this morning, after Sunday's passenger launch capsize.

  Senior Correspondent,  bdnews24.com Published: 05 Apr 2021 08:08 PM BdST Updated: 05 Apr 2021 08:08 PM BdST The Ministry of Shipping has instituted a seven-strong committee to investigate how a launch sank on the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj. "); } The committee will identify the cause of the capsize and submit a report with recommendations within seven days. Abdus Sattar Sheikh, joint secretary to the ministry, is convener of the committee while Md Rafiqul Islam, a director of BIWTA...

Two probe bodies formed on Shitalakkya launch capsize Sun Online Desk 5th April, 2021 02:57:16 The government has formed two separate probe committees to investigate the launch capsize in the Shitalakkya river in Narayanganj on Sunday evening. The fire service so far recovered twenty seven bodies after a Munshiganj-bound launch, carrying over 100 passengers, capsized in the river. However, many passengers of the launch are still missing. Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner Mostain Billah has formed...

  Narayanganj Correspondent and Munshiganj Correspondent,  bdnews24.com Published: 04 Apr 2021 09:16 PM BdST Updated: 04 Apr 2021 10:00 PM BdST A launch packed with passengers beyond capacity has capsized in the Shitalakkhya river after being hit by a cargo vessel in Narayanganj. "); } The launch, Sabit Al Asad, sank near Madanganj Ghat around 6pm on Sunday, said Mobarak Hossain, a deputy director at Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority or BIWTA. Kabir Hossain, in charge of Muktarpur...