Jhalakathi launch tragedy: Death toll climbs to 46
29 December 2021, 05:48 pm | Updated: 23 November 2024, 01:11 pm
The death toll from Friday's deadly launch fire off the coast of Jhalakathi rose to 46 with the recovery of two more bodies from the Sugandha River on Wednesday.
The bodies of the unidentified people were fished out by firefighters from Charkathi of the estuary of Sugandha-Bishkhali River in the district around 9:00am.
Md Shafique, deputy assistant director of the district fire service, confirmed the toll.
The deceased were a man aged about 42 and a woman aged around 32, according to the Jhalakathi fire service and civil defence.
Both the bodies were partially burned, said fire fighters.
