12-year-old dies as boat sinks in Sylhet haor

A 12-year-old schoolgirl died after a boat sank in Burikeyari haor in Fenchuganj upazila of Sylhet this morning (August 10, 2022), said police.

The deceased was identified as Morshed Jahan Ferdousi, of the upazila. She was a class-six student of Fariza Khatun Girls' High School.

A boat carrying 17-18 people including Ferdousi sank in the haor around 9:00 am, said Md Shafayet Hossain, officer-in-charge of Fenchuganj Police Station.

Although locals rescued all the other passengers of the boat, the girl drowned in the haor. Later, police recovered her body, said the OC.