2 minors missing as Narayanganj trawler capsize
At least two children went missing as a trawler capsized in Shitalakhya river after a collision with another trawler in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj this morning.
At least 10 people were injured during the accident that took place near Modonganj Koila Ghat around 7:30am, our Narayanganj correspondent reports quoting police.
The ill-fated missing kids -- Sumaya, 8, and Fahim, 4, -- were the passengers of the sunken trawler.
The Meghna Ghat-bound trawler carrying around 50 passengers sank in the river after it was hit by a cargo trawler, said Nazrul Islam, in charge of Navy police outpost.
All the passengers except the two managed to swim ashore, our Narayanganj correspondent reports quoting police.
On information, divers from Fire Brigade and Civil Defence and Bangladesh Navy have already started operation to rescue the missing children.
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