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.
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We are shocked by the news of yet another launch capsize that took place in the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj late Sunday. At least 27 people reportedly drowned after a cargo ship rammed through the Munshiganj-bound passenger boat, leading it to capsize. The launch, named Sabit Al Hasan, was reportedly carrying nearly 50 passengers when it was hit near an under-construction bridge. The remaining passengers managed to swim to shore. The ship responsible for the collision, we are told, still remains untraced, as the authorities scramble to present an accurate account of what happened, and why.
At least 27 dead as launch capsizes after collision with cargo vessel in Bangladesh
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April 05, 2021 15:59 IST
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.
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Relatives mourn after several people died as a ferry collided with a cargo vessel and sank in the Shitalakhsyaa river, in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
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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.
Two probe bodies formed on Shitalakkya launch capsize
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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 a seven-member probe committee, headed by Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Khadija Tahera Boby, to investigate the incident, said a Narayanganj Sadar upazila official.
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) also formed a four-member investigation committee, led by its director (Maritime Security) Rafiqul Islam, as per the directive of BIWTA Chairman Commodore Golam Sadeq.