3 drown in Meghna boat capsize
Three people including two of a family drowned as a boat capsized in Meghna river in Narsingdi Sadar upazila this afternoon.
At least 10 passengers suffered injuries following the capsize, reports our Narsingdi correspondent.
The deceased are Sufia, 52, Morsheda Begum, 40, and her seven-year-old daughter Shubarna.
Abul Kashem, officer-in-charge of Narsingdi Sadar Police Station, said a boat carrying at least 40 people boarded the boat at Bibin Shaha ghat of the town around 2:45pm.
As the boatman started the engine to start for Char Digholdi village, cracks developed in the bottom of the boat, resulting in instant capsize and loss of lives, the OC said.
The other passengers swam to safety, he added.
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