Launch capsize: Death toll rises to 8, four missing
21 March 2022, 06:35 pm | Updated: 24 November 2024, 11:48 am
The death toll from the launch capsize in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj after being hit by a cargo vessel MV Rupshi-9 rose to eight with the recovery of two more bodies on Monday.
The body of a 40-year-old man was retrieved from the river in the morning, said deputy assistant director (media cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarter Mohamamd Shahjahan.Shikdar. Four passengers of the launch are still missing, he said.
Besides, the body of a 30-year-old woman identified as Umme Khairun Fatema, headmistress of Harial Government Primary School in Sonargaon, was recovered from the river in the morning, reports UNB.
Narayanganj Fire Service Deputy Assistant Director Abdullah Al Arefin said they recovered the body around 10:30 am.
On Sunday, Munshiganj-bound launch ML Asraf Uddin, carrying around 50-60 passengers, capsized in the river as cargo vessel MV Rupshi-9 hit it around 2:30 pm, according to Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters. At least six bodies, including of a three-year-old child, were recovered on the day. Some 15-20 passengers managed to swim ashore.
