Bodies of 2 missing kids found from river
The bodies of two children were recovered from Karkhana river under Bakerganj upazila yesterday, two days after a trawler capsized in the river.
Bakerganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Quazi Saleh Mustanzir said the victims were Lina Akher Nila,14 daughter of Firoj Khan of Paschim Faridpur under the upazila, and Hafsa, 4, daughter of Al Mamun of Jamalkathi under Baufal upazila of Patuakhali.
Locals saw the floating bodies in a canal and informed police, he added.
Two other passengers, Ripon and Imran, were earlier rescued alive.
The UNO said an eleven-member rescue team led by Lt Maruf of Bangladesh Navy, Khulna region, tied the capsized trawler to prevent it from floating away. The rescue operation was ended due to strong current and erosion in the area.
The ill-fated trawler with more than 20 passengers was tied with the terminal pontoon for loading and unloading passengers when it capsized after a huge amount of eroded earth fell on it.
All the passengers, except for those four, managed to swim ashore.
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