Bagerhat trawler capsize death toll rises to 5
Death toll in Bagerhat boat capsize has risen to five with the recovery of another body yesterday. The body of Rima, 20, of Putikhali village in the upazila, was recovered from Panguchi river under Morelganj upazila of Bagerhat.
Four bodies were recovered on Tuesday, while 17 people are still missing.
Members of the coastguard, fire service and navy are jointly conducting an operation on a 30-km stretch of the river in search of the missing passengers, said Mohammad Obaidur Rahman, upazila nirbahi officer of Morelgonj.
Relatives of the deceased are also searching for their dear ones in the river.
A motorised boat capsized on Tuesday morning while it was crossing the river Panguchi with over one hundred passengers.
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