Trawler capsizes in Jamuna river, 3 missing

At least three people went missing as a trawler carrying more than 100 passengers capsized in the Jamuna River at Char Shivalaya area of Manikganj on Tuesday morning.

The trawler capsized in the area at 10:30am when it was on the way to Aricha ghat from Pabna’s Kazirhat, said Habibullah Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Shivalaya Police Station.

All of the passengers accept the missing three managed to swim ashore, he said.

On information, a firefighting unit from Paturia Ghat and a team of divers from the capital rushed in and have started rescue drive, he added.