Trawler Capsize: Six bodies recovered from Kirtonkhola
Bodies of six people, including a minor boy, were recovered from the Kirtonkhola yesterday afternoon, two days after a trawler capsized in the river in Barisal.
The victims are Shah Ali, 28, Zakir Hossain, 30, Iftekhar, 9, of Gazipur, Badsha Dhali, 65, of Munshiganj, Delwar Hossain, 28, of Mymensingh, and Abdul Kuddus, 28, of Laxmipur.
Habibur Rahman, deputy commission of Barisal, said the trawler with 20 passengers was heading for Charmonai from Barisal city on Wednesday. The vessel capsized in the river around 2:00pm when another trawler hit it.
Sheikh Belal Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sadar River Police Station, said police began the rescue operation yesterday.
The death toll may rise further, he added.
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