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Thursday, 3 January 2013

5 boat tragedy victims buried at their villages


Five out of six people, who drowned after a boat capsized in the Meghna in Chandpur on Tuesday, were buried at their respective villages in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna and Tarash upazila of Sirajganj districts yesterday.

The boat tragedy victims are Sajibur Rahman Sajib, 18, of Langolmore village, Helal Sardar, 22, and Md Mostafa alias Bidyut, 20 of Boradnagar village in Chatmohar upazila; and Md Abdul Mojid, 45 and Monir Uddin, 25, Ranigram village in Tarash upazila.

They all were day-labourers and went to Chandpur in search of job, family sources said.

The bodies of the five arrived at Chatmohar upazila headquarters at around 11:00am. After janaza on Boradnagar Madrasa and Langolmore Eidgah premise, they were buried at their village graveyards after Zohr prayers.

At least six people drowned and another went missing after a boat with around 50 people on board hit a jetty in dense fog and sank in the Meghna River at Harina ferry terminal in Chandpur on Tuesday morning.

Thursday 3 January 2013

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=263661

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