Synopsis
While five bodies were recovered on Sunday, rescuers retrieved 22 bodies on Monday as a salvage vessel pulled out the launch with the help of a huge crane around midday.
AFP
At least 27 people died after a small launch carrying over 100 passengers capsized after colliding with a cargo vessel in Bangladesh s Shitalakkhya river, officials said on Monday.
The incident took place on Sunday evening at Narayanganj district, about 16 km southeast of Dhaka.
While five bodies were recovered on Sunday, rescuers retrieved 22 bodies on Monday as a salvage vessel pulled out the launch with the help of a huge crane around midday, rescue officials said.
Launch capsize in Shitalakkhya: Death toll reaches 29
Seven remain missing
Star Digital Report
Star Digital Report
The death toll from yesterday s launch capsize in the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj reached 29 after two more bodies were recovered from the river this evening.
Nahida Barek, upazila nirbahi officer of Narayanganj Sadar upazila, confirmed the matter to reporters after the bodies were handed over to the families at Sayedpur-Koylaghat area tonight. The bodies of five people were recovered till 2am after a passenger launch sank after being hit by a cargo ship yesterday. The bodies of 22 more people were recovered till 5:30pm today. The bodies of two more missing persons were found floating in the river around 7pm, said the UNO.
Launch capsize toll rises to 29
Staff Correspondent
6 April, 2021 12:00 AM
The death toll from the launch capsize in the Shitalakshya River stood at 29 after the launch was pulled out on Monday.
Most of the bodies retrieved were inside the sunken vessel, said the authorities concerned.
The launch ‘MV Sabit Al Hasan’ sank in the river near the third Shitalakkhya Bridge at Koylaghat of Syedpur in Narayanganj after being hit with a sand carrying bulkhead ‘SKL-3’ on Sunday evening.
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) said the launch with 47 passengers left the Narayanganj launch terminal for going to Munshiganj at about 5:56 pm. Of the passengers, 20 could be rescued while the rest drowned.
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Passenger boat capsizes after collision with cargo vessel in Bangladesh, at least 26 dead
Passenger boat capsizes after collision with cargo vessel in Bangladesh, at least 26 dead
At least 26 people died after a passenger boat carrying more than 100 people capsized on Sunday on colliding with a cargo vessel in Shitalakshya river in Bangladesh.
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UPDATED: April 5, 2021 15:29 IST
At least 26 people died after a passenger boat carrying more than 100 people capsized on colliding with a cargo vessel in Bangladesh. (Photo: File) (Representative Image)
At least 26 people died after a small launch carrying over 100 passengers capsized after colliding with a cargo vessel in Bangladesh s Shitalakkhya river, according to a media report on Monday.