3 missing as boat capsizes in Buriganga
Three passengers went missing as a boat capsized around 8:30pm last night near Sardarghat terminal in the Buriganga river, following a head-on collision between the boat and a launch.
Identity of the missing individuals could not be known immediately, Fire Service and Civil Defence sources told The Daily Star.
A team of firefighters were conducting a search in the river to rescue them, said Rasel Shikdar, duty officer of Fire Service Control Room in Dhaka. The search was paused at 11:20pm yesterday, and was scheduled to resume at 6am today.
The fire official said the boat capsized as a Patuakhali-bound launch hit it while it was heading to anchor at the terminal.
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