Two die from wedding boat drowning in Jamuna

There were two bodies recovered from impassable Sinnar Char area of Mansur Nagar union in Kazipur upazila of Sirajganj, when a wedding boat was sailing bride’s home by Jamuna River on Wednesday noon.

The identities of the bodies couldn’t be known immediately while another six people were still missing till the report was developed.

Upazila Nirbahi Official (UNO), Md Jahid Hasan Siddique confirmed the accident to Jago News. He said, the wedding boat was going to Sariakandi of Bagura from Sarishabari of Jamalpur. When it arrived Sinnar Char area, was forced to drown by massive wave of Jamuna’s water flow resulting 8 travelers missing.

Two bodies were recovered by the locals and a search operation was underway for rest of the missing travelers by police and fire servicemen, he added.