4 of a family drown as trawler sinks
Four of a family died as a trawler capsized in the Dhaleshwari river of Habiganj's Lakhai upazila yesterday afternoon.
They are Haq Miah, 43, his son Mujahid, 10, daughter Jannat Ara, 8, and nephew Sourov, 8, of Boragikandi village of Kishoreganj's Astagram upazila.
Police said Haq Miah along with three other family members boarded the trawler at Boragikandi for going to his father-in-law's house in Lakhai upazila in the morning.
There were seven people on board.
When the trawler reached deep into the river around 2:30pm, it capsized after being hit by a strong current caused by a sudden storm. Three of the passengers managed to swim ashore, while the others drowned in the river.
On information, a rescue team of Lakhai fire service and civil defence rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies from the river.
Contacted, Muzammel Haque, officer-in-charge of Lakhai Police Station, said the bodies were handed over to the victim's family.
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