Two killed in dredger capsize
Two workers were killed as a sand-laden dredger sank in the Shitalakkha River at Shaorait point of Kaligonj upazila on Wednesday night.
The victims were identified as Mohammed Shawkat Ali, 34, son of Ahammed Ali of Jakuapara village under Chilmari upazila in Kurigram district and Mohammed Noab Ali, 40, son of Alim Uddin of Muradpur village of same district.
Quoting locals, OC of Kaligonj PS Mohammed Nazmul Haque Bhuyan said, three workers of a dredger owned by one Billal Hossain alias Biplob of Narayanganj district fell asleep in the dredger after taking meal. At mid night, the dredger sunk in the river after it suffered a leak at the bottom, police said.
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