Three killed in Habiganj boat capsize
Three members of a family, including a youth and his mother, drowned when a boat capsized near the bank of Kodalia river in Ajmeriganj upazila of Habiganj on Friday night.
The victims are Maksuda Begum, 50, her son Ershad Mia, 30, and her aunt Zobeda Bibi, 70, of Jolsuka Mirapara village of the upazila.
Police quoted locals as saying that the trio were working at a paddy field near the riverbank on Friday afternoon.
Suddenly the weather became rough with gusty wind and heavy rain.
During the storm, they took shelter on an abandoned boat on the riverbank, added the source.
After a while, the boat started floating away from the riverbank due to the strong wind and sank in the river, leaving all three dead.
Police recovered the bodies and sent them to the hospital morgue for autopsy.
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