The missing two are Halima Begum, 38, wife of Jahangir Matabbar of Uttar Kazir Char under Muladi upazila, and Niramoni, 4, daughter of Humayun Sikdar of Char Hogolpatia under Babuganj upazila of Barisal district.

Police said the boat left Khalashir Char ferryghat in Muladi for Jahapur in Babuganj at about 11:00am and capsized in the Arialkha due to strong current.

Fishermen rescued eleven passengers. The rest two--Halima and Niramoni--remained missing as of 7:00pm yesterday.

Earlier on April 19, eight people died after a boat capsized in the same river.