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Published: 19 Dec 2020 02:32 AM BdST
Updated: 19 Dec 2020 02:32 AM BdST
The authorities have retrieved the bodies of two children from the Meghna river, taking the death count in the capsize of a boat full of wedding guests in Noakhali’s Hatia to nine. );
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The body of Md Hasan, 7, was found at Ramgati in Laxmipur while that of 1-year-old “Niha” was floating near Char Gazaria in Munshiganj on Friday, said Lt Tahsinur Rahman, commander of the coastguard in Hatia.
At least six others were still unaccounted for, said Hatia Police Station OC Abul Khayer.
Ekram Ullah, an inspector at the Nalchira river police camp, said they were trying to find out the missing people.
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Published: 15 Dec 2020 06:04 PM BdST
Updated: 15 Dec 2020 06:29 PM BdST
At least six people, including a bride, have died after a trawler full of wedding guests capsized in the Meghna river in Noakhali’s Hatia. );
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The accident occurred southwest of Chairman Ghat on Tuesday afternoon, said Md Abul Khayer, chief of Hatia Police Station.
Police could specify the number, but said many other victims remained missing.
There were more than 50 people in the trawler and 30 have been rescued, according to Khayer.
Besides the bride, the locals recovered the bodies of three minor girls and two women.
The trawler was on its way to Nijhum Dwip’s Dalar Char from Caring Char.