4 drown in launch capsize, many missing
Four people died and many went missing as a passenger launch capsized in Ghorautra river under Nikli upazila of the district yesterday.
When contacted, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Md Asaduzzaman said bodies of four passengers were recovered soon after the accident. He, however, could not give identity of the four, and the number of passengers in the launch.
Search for the missing passengers was going on as of filing of this report at 7:00pm yesterday.
Police and locals said the Methmoin-bound launch from Kuliarchar was caught in a nor'wester at around 5:00pm and sank in the river.
According to UNB, the launch with over 150 passengers on board capsized in Ghorautra river in Nikli upazila. The news agency quoting ASP Asaduzzaman said 25 passengers swam ashore while the rest remained missing.
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