Launch capsize in Shitalakkhya: 6 more bodies recovered
District Correspondent Narayanganj
Published: 6 April 2021, 12:32 PM
Published: 6 April 2021, 12:32 PM
The death toll from launch capsize in Shitalakkhya rose to 36 as six more bodies were recovered on Tuesday morning.
Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Abdullah Al Arefin, Deputy Assistant Director of Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defence, confirmed the matter to Jago News.
To be noted, the launch carrying around 50 passengers sank in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj on Sunday evening when an oil-laden tanker hit Munshiganj-bound launch ML Rabit Al Hasan. The launch capsized soon after the collision. Around 20 passengers managed to swim ashore.
