At least four people drowned and two went missing after a sand-laden boat capsized the river Meghna in Chandpur on Tuesday.
Police said four bodies were found at the boat after the divers salvaged it around 8:30pm after a hectic effort.
Three of the deceased aged between 15 and 20 were named as Zia, Shohag and Biddut, reports our Chandpur correspondent.
Mahbub Morshed, officer in-charge of Chandpur Model Police Station, confirmed the incident, told The Daily Star they were yet to trace the two others.
Asadullah, one of the a passengers of the boat, said the six people went missing after the boat APS-2 sank in the river with 50 passengers on board after hitting a jetty at Harina Ferry Terminal due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.
The other passengers swam ashore, he said.
The boat was heading for Dhaka from Shariatpur.
At least 10 passengers who swam to safety were injured during the incident.
Of them, Abdul Kuddus, 35, and Ratan, 28, were admitted to Chandpur Sadar Hospital in critical conditions.
Ferry services on Chandpur-Shariatpur remain suspended following the incident.
Tuesday 1 January 2013
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