DHAKA, Sept 10 (NNN-BSS) – At least 10 bodies were recovered, after a boat carrying dozens of people sank, in the river of Gumai in Bangladesh’s Netrokona district, some 158 km north of the capital, Dhaka, yesterday.
Mohammad Fakhruzzaman Jewel, the district’s additional police chief, said over phone that, “10 bodies, including five women and five children have been found.”
According to the official, the boat capsized after it was hit by a sand-laden trawler, at around 11:00 a.m. local time. “We’ve come to know that the boat was carrying about 30 to 32 passengers,” he said.
According to the official, eight of the passengers were able to swim ashore after the boat capsized. He said, rescuers have been struggling against a strong current and choppy waters of the Gumai river to find the missing persons.
The boat has not been salvaged and brought to shore yet.
Boat is a key means of transport in the country and most of them are often overcrowded.
