2 killed in racing boat capsize
The bodies of two people, who drowned in the river Jamuna after a racing boat capsized on Saturday, were recovered yesterday.
Twenty-three people of Kamarjani union in Sadar upazila of the district were practicing for a boat race to be held at Rajibpur in Kurigram when the boat plunged into high waves and capsized. Two people drifted away while the rest swam ashore.
Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Police Station Khan Md Sharier said divers searched for the missing persons, but could not find them.
Later, police recovered the bodies of Abdul Latif, 32, from Bharatkhali in Shaghata upazila, and Ful Mia, 27, from char Kalasona in Fulchhari upazila.
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