Two die, one missing in boat capsize
Two people drowned and one went missing as a boat capsized in the Padma river near Bilkedar Ghat in Iswardi upazila yesterday morning.
The deceased were identified as Selim, 26, and Sekandar Pramanik, 34, of the area.
Locals said, the boat carrying 35 day labourers sank in the river at about 8am after it was caught in a strong current. They were going to a nearby char area to work in crop fields.
Local people recovered the two bodies at about 10:30am from the river while Mintu, 22, brother of Selim remained missing.
All other passengers managed to swim ashore.
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