At least 26 killed as boat capsizes in Bangladesh 1 minute read
Dhaka, May 3 (EFE).- At least 26 people died as a passenger boat capsized Monday after a collision with another boat in the Padma river in central Bangladesh, the authorities said.
The incident occurred around 7am in Madaripur district when a speed boat carrying some 30 passengers was hit by a vessel transporting sand, according to Fire Service and Civil Defence officer Lima Khanam.
“So far we could recover 26 dead bodies, which included 22 males, three women and a child. We are not yet sure exactly how many people are missing. But usually this kind of boat can accommodate about 30 passengers,” Khanam told EFE.
Twenty-six people were killed as a speedboat capsized after it crashed into a sand-laden bulk carrier in the Padma river in Madaripur yesterday. All the deceased three women, two children and 21 men were passengers of the speedboat. Bodies of 22 victims were handed over to family members till 6:00pm yesterday, said Ashiqur Rahman, inspector of Banglabazar ferry terminal
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Published: 09 Apr 2021 02:37 AM BdST
Updated: 09 Apr 2021 02:37 AM BdST
The Coastguards have detained a cargo vessel that hit a passenger launch last Sunday, killing 34 passengers on the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj. );
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The 14 crew members of the cargo vessel were also detained on Thursday in Munshiganj’s Gojaria, where the vessel was anchored.
They include the vessel’s Master Wahiduzzaman, 55, and sailor Mojnu Molla, 38.
The red vessel, SKL-3, was painted white to conceal its identity but the Coastguards tracked it, said Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner Mustain Billah.
Witnesses and survivors said the launch, Sabit Al Asad, packed beyond capacity, sank on Apr 4 after being hit by SKL-3. The captain of the vessel ignored warnings three times, said ‘Anis’, a security guard at the Third Shitalakkhya Bridge project.