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  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, is member secretary. The others in the committee are Captain Jashimuddin Sarker, chief nautical su...

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 a seven-member probe committee, headed by Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Khadija Tahera Boby,...

  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 River Police Station, said they despatched a team but it could not move towards the site due to a s...