1 dies, 4 go missing in boat capsize
Staff Correspondent, Sylhet
One person died and four went missing when a boat with 22 passengers aboard capsized in Harinarain Canal under Sunamganj district yesterday.The dead was identified as Ripa Akhtar, 42. The missing passengers are Ripa's three children-- Sharif, 6, Sourav, 7, and Shahi, 9, and 45-year- old Doyaful Bibi. The boat sailed for Siddhirganj of Biswambharpur upazila from Gourarang of Sunamganj Sadar upazila at about 5:00pm. After half an hour, it was caught in strong current and sank in the canal. Locals and police found Ripa's body floating on the canal at 8:00pm and retrieved it, but the rest four, including Ripa's three sons, remained missing as of 9:00pm yesterday. The other passengers, however, managed to swim ashore. Of them, three were admitted to Biswambharpur Upazila Health Complex.
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